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| California Proposition 15 | |
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| Election date November 8, 1966 | |
| Topic Elections and campaigns | |
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| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 15 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 8, 1966. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported establishing that those, June 27, 1952, who have lived in the United State for 20 years and were at least 50 years of age are exempt from the education requirement to vote. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing that those, June 27, 1952, who have lived in the United State for 20 years and were at least 50 years of age are exempt from the education requirement to vote. |
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California Proposition 15 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 2,334,084 | 43.87% | ||
| 2,986,829 | 56.13% | |||
The ballot title for Proposition 15 was as follows:
| “ | Eligibility to Vote | ” |
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Provides that educational requirement for eligibility to vote shall not apply to any person who on June 27, 1952, was at least 50 years of age and a resident of the United States at least 20 years. | ” |
The full text of this measure is available here.
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.
State of California Sacramento (capital) | |
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