California 1938 ballot propositions

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<- 1936

25 statewide ballot propositions were on the November 8, 1938 ballot in California.

* 7 were approved.
* 18 were defeated.

## On the ballot[edit]

Type  | Title  | Subject  | Description  | Result

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CISS | Proposition 1 | Labor | Definition of lawful labor dispute practices, including pickets and boycotts  | d
CISS | Proposition 2 | Animals | Definition and regulation of animal pounds; rules for treating cats and dogs in pounds  | d
LRCA | Proposition 3 | Taxes | Revenue from motor vehicle fuel taxes reserved for public streets and highways  | a
CICA | Proposition 4 | Transportation | Creation of a Highway and Traffic Safety Commission  | d
IndISS | Proposition 5 | Fishing | Regulation of commercial fishing designed to guard against the depletion of species  | a
LRCA | Proposition 6 | Taxes | Taxation of insurance companies  | a
LRCA | Proposition 7 | Welfare | Administration of funds for the purpose of relieving hardship and destitution  | a
LRCA | Proposition 8 | Public finance | State funds can be allocated by the legislature for county and municipal purposes  | d
LRCA | Proposition 9 | Veterans | Disabled veterans wounded in time of peace no longer eligible for war veterans' tax exemption  | d
VR | Proposition 10 | Resources | Oil leases on state-owned tidelands at Huntington Beach  | d
LRCA | Proposition 11 | Taxes | State and County Boards of Equalization  | d
LRCA | Proposition 12 | Taxes | Prohibition on taxes or fees on properties associated with the Golden Gate International Exposition  | a
VR | Proposition 13 | Bonds/Utilities | Referendum on sale of revenue bonds to pay for construction or acquisition of public utilities  | d
LRCA | Proposition 14 | Judiciary | State judges convicted of crimes involving moral turpitude can be removed by California Supreme Court | a
LRCA | Proposition 15 | Judiciary | Composition of Judicial Council and its ability to adopt rules of judicial conduct governing all state judges  | d
LRCA | Proposition 16 | Judiciary | Ability of retired judges to perform judicial functions in some circumstances  | d
LRCA | Proposition 17 | I&R | Timing of elections on ballot initiatives after petitions are presented to California Secretary of State | a
LRCA | Proposition 18 | Public finance | State money, except University of California money, to be held in trust by State Treasurer  | d
LRCA | Proposition 19 | Veterans | Surplus in the veterans' farm and home building fund can be distributed to war veterans whose used the fund  | d
CICA | Proposition 20 | Taxes | Property taxes: rules for assessing, limits on and exemptions from  | d
LRCA | Proposition 21 | Taxes | Tax exemptions for churches, orphanages and colleges  | d
LRCA | Proposition 22 | Local governance | Rules governing the proposal of city charters and amendments thereto  | d
LRCA | Proposition 23 | Legislature | State legislature can spend up to $10 per day per legislator on support staff  | d
VR | Proposition 24 | Resources | Competitive bidding for leases to eleven parcels of state-owned tide at Huntington Beach for oil drilling  | d
CICA | Proposition 25 | Taxes | Retired elderly electors are entitled to receive at least thirty $1.00 warrants with which to pay taxes  | d

## External links[edit]

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* PDF of the November 8, 1938 ballot proposition voter guide
* Hastings California I&R database