Proposition Summary
Assembly Constitutional Amendment 62. Adds section 16 to Article IX of Constitution. Authorizes the State Legislature and the governing bodies of counties, cities and counties, municipal corporations and any other political subdivision having authority to acquire and maintain publicly- owned museums or art galleries, to enter into contracts and leases with non-profit California corporations for the management and control of any part or all of the exhibits of such museums and art galleries.
Proposition Number
20
Year
1936
Document Type
Proposition
Pass/Fail
Fail
Popular Vote Results
Y: 705417; A: 43.5; N: 917941; B: 56.5
Election Type
General Election
Proposition Type
Assembly Constitutional Amendment
For Author
Charles W. Lyon, Member of the Assembly, Fifty-ninth District; Harry B. Riley, Member of the Assembly, Seventy-first District
Against Author
Augustus F. Hawkins, Member of the Assembly, Sixty-second District
Recommended Citation
PUBLICLY-OWNED MUSEUMS OR ART GALLERIES California Proposition 20 (1936).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_props/363