California Proposition 36, Taxation of Real Property Initiative (1984)
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| Topic Taxes |
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| Type Initiated constitutional amendment |
Origin |
California Proposition 36 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in California on November 6, 1984. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported adding restrictions to the taxation of real property and creating restrictions on creating new taxes on real property. |
A “no” vote opposed adding restrictions to the taxation of real property and creating restrictions on creating new taxes on real property. |
Election results
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California Proposition 36 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 4,052,993 | 45.25% | ||
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4,904,372 | 54.75% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 36 was as follows:
| “ | Taxation. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | TAXATION. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Amends Article XIII A, enacted as Proposition 13 in 1978, adding restrictions on real property taxation, enactment of new tax measures, and charging fees. Prohibits imposition of new taxes based upon real property ownership, sale, or lease. Prohibits increasing other taxes except upon two-thirds vote of Legislature for state taxes, and two-thirds vote of electorate for local governmental taxes. Restricts imposition of fees exceeding direct costs of services provided. Provides specified refunds including taxes attributable to assessed value inflation adjustments in assessment years 1976-1977 through 1978-79. Makes other changes. Operative date for specified provisions--August 15, 1983. Summary of Legislative Analyst's estimate of net state and local government fiscal impact: (1) state government revenues reduced by at least $100 million, net over two-year period 1984-85 to 1985-86, and by about $150 million annually in subsequent years, to replace revenue losses experienced by K-12 school districts; (3) local agencies other than schools identifiable property tax and other revenue losses of approximately $2.8 billion, net, over two-year period 1984-85 to 1985-86, and revenue losses of about $1.1 billion annually in subsequent years. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 8 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election. For initiated amendments filed in 1984, at least 630,136 valid signatures were required.
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