California Proposition 10, No Tax Money to Groups or Individuals Who Lobby (1952)

California Proposition 10

Election date
November 4, 1952
Topic
State and local government budgets, spending, and finance
Status
d Defeated
Type
Constitutional amendment| Origin
Citizens

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California Proposition 10 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in California on November 4, 1952. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported prohibiting the giving of any state funds to any group that attempts to influence legislation and directing the Attorney General to recover any funds given in the past or future to such groups.

A “no” vote opposed prohibiting the giving of any state funds to any group that attempts to influence legislation and directing the Attorney General to recover any funds given in the past or future to such groups.

## Contents

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

## Election results[edit]

California Proposition 10

Result | Votes | Percentage
Yes | 1,776,367 | 41.86%

| 2,467,604 | 58.14%

Results are officially certified.
Source

## Text of measure

### Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 10 was as follows:

“| Public Funds: Certain Expenditures Prohibited| ”

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### Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

“|  Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Adds Section 31 ½ to Article IV of Constitution. Prohibits (and provides that Constitution has always prohibited) appropriation or expenditure of public money to California State Chamber of Commerce, any local chamber of commerce, County Supervisors Association, or any private organization which attempts to influence legislation. Directs Attorney General to recover public money hitherto or hereafter expended in violation of such prohibition. Provides that future operation of this prohibition shall not be affected if retroactive application is held invalid.| ”

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### Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

## Path to the ballot[edit]

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in California

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 1952, at least 303,687 valid signatures were required.

## See also

1952 Measures

* 1952 Measures
* State and local government budgets on the ballot
* spending on the ballot
* and finance on the ballot
* Government accountability on the ballot
* 1952 legislative sessions

California

* California ballot measures
* California ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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## External links[edit]

* California Voter Guide (November 1952)

## Footnotes[edit]

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