Proposition Summary
Assembly Constitutional Amendment 4. Amends section 9, Article XIII of Constitution. Divides State into five equalization districts; declares State Board of Equalization, consisting of member from each district, be elected by qualified electors of respective districts. Eliminates Controller. Prescribes powers and duties of Slate and county boards of equalization. Provides members of present board continue in office until end of term; that Governor appoint fifth member to serve until next election. Provides Legislature may re-define districts, change and stagger terms of office of board members. Eliminates prohibition against assessing certain property above face value.
Proposition Number
11
Year
1938
Document Type
Proposition
Pass/Fail
Fail
Popular Vote Results
Y: 540578; A: 28.3; N: 1371153; B: 71.7
Election Type
General Election
Proposition Type
Assembly Constitutional Amendment
For Author
James J. Boyle, Member of the Assembly, Sixty-sixth District
Against Author
Robert H. Fouke, Attorney at Law, President, Young Voters League of California
Recommended Citation
STATE AND COUNTY BOARDS OF EQUALIZATION California Proposition 11 (1938).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_props/379