California Proposition 13, Constitutional Amendments That Name Companies Amendment (1964)

California Proposition 13

Election date
November 3, 1964
Topic
Constitutional language
Status
a Approved
Type
Constitutional amendment| Origin
State legislature

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California Proposition 13 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 3, 1964. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported this amendment to prohibit any constitutional amendment that names a specific company to perform a specific duty and declare that any submitted amendment that does such is invalid.

A “no” vote opposed this amendment to prohibit any constitutional amendment that names a specific company to perform a specific duty and declare that any submitted amendment that does such is invalid.

## Contents

* 1 Election results
* 2 Path to the ballot
* 3 External links
* 4 Footnotes

## Election results[edit]

California Proposition 13

Result | Votes | Percentage

Yes

| 3,964,185 | 69.09%
No | 1,773,180 | 30.91%

Results are officially certified.
Source

## Text of measure

### Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 13 was as follows:

Constitutional Amendments: Naming Corporations. Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 12.

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### Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

“|  Prohibits submission of constitutional amendments, whether proposed by initiative or Legislature, which name private corporations to perform any function or have any power or duty. Declares that any such amendment submitted to or approved by the electorate at the 1964 general election or thereafter shall not go into effect.| ”

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### Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

## Path to the ballot[edit]

See also: Amending the California Constitution

A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the California State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.

## See also

1964 Measures

* 1964 Measures
* Constitutional language on the ballot
* 1964 legislative sessions

California

* California ballot measures
* California ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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## External links[edit]

* California Voter Guide (November 1964)

## Footnotes[edit]

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