California 1920 ballot propositions

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Twenty statewide ballot measures were on the November 2, 1920 ballot in California.

Three of the measures were initiated state statutes.
Five of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
Five of the measures were veto referendums.
Seven of the measures were initiated constitutional amendments.
Eight of the measures were approved.
Twelve of the measures were defeated.

On the ballot[edit]

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CISS	Proposition 1	Immigration	Permits the acquisition and transfer of property by aliens	a
VR	Proposition 2	Alcohol	Defines alcoholic liquor and prohibits the sale of liquor	d
CICA	Proposition 3	Judiciary	Increases the salaries of supreme court justices and district courts of appeal judges	d
CICA	Proposition 4	Direct Democracy	Increases the number of signatures needed to submit initiative petitions related to taxes	d
CISS	Proposition 5	Admin of Gov't	Creates a Board of Chiropractice Examiners	d
CICA	Proposition 6	Healthcare	Prohibits vaccinations from being made a condition for attendance at any public school	d
CISS	Proposition 7	Healthcare	Makes it illegal to dissect, vivisect or torture any living person or animal	d
VR	Proposition 8	Healthcare	Regulates the sale and use of poisons	a
CICA	Proposition 9	Bonds	Creates the State Highway Finance Board and provides for the issuance of state highway bonds	a
LRCA	Proposition 10	Con Convention	Requires the legislature to call for a constitutional convention upon the recommendation of the both houses of the legislature	d
LRCA	Proposition 11	Immigration	Levies an annual poll tax of at least four dollars on every alien male inhabitant of the state	a
CICA	Proposition 12	Taxes	Levies an ad valorem tax and 1.2 mills per dollar for the state university fund	d
VR	Proposition 13	Property	Gives either spouse the right to will half of their community property to lineal descendants or the other spouse	d
VR	Proposition 14	Insurance	Prohibits any subsidiary corporation of, or person controlled by, any bank from acting as the general agent of any insurance company	d
VR	Proposition 15	Admin of Gov't	Provides for the organization of irrigation districts	a
CICA	Proposition 16	Education	Adds kindergarten to the public school system and creates a state high school fund	a
LRCA	Proposition 17	Elections	Provides for absentee voting for members of the military	d
LRCA	Proposition 18	Taxes	Exempts property used for orphanages from taxation	a
LRCA	Proposition 19	Gov't Finances	Grants aid to institutions that support children of fathers incapacitated by permanent physical disability	a
CICA	Proposition 20	Taxes	Exempts personal property from taxes and requires all public revenues to be collected from taxes on land values	d

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California 1920 ballot propositions

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