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CA Proposition 13 - People's Initiative to Limit Property Taxation

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> United States > California > Propositions > 1978 Referendums > Proposition 13 - Cap Property Taxes and Tax Increases

Office

Referendum

Honorific

Referendum - Abbr:

Type

Referendum

Filing Deadline

00, 1978 - 12:00pm Central

Polls Open

June 06, 1978 - 06:00am Central

Polls Close

June 06, 1978 - 11:00pm Central

Term Start

July 01, 1978 - 12:00pm

Term End

00, 9999 - 12:00pm

Turnout

66.20% Registered 33.08% Total Population

Contributor

Scott³

Last Modified

RBH April 17, 2016 08:27pm

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Description

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Proposition 13, officially titled the "People's Initiative to Limit Property Taxation," was a ballot initiative to amend the constitution of the state of California. The initiative was enacted by the voters of California on June 6, 1978. It would eventually be upheld as constitutional by the United States Supreme Court in the case of Nordlinger v. Hahn, 505 U.S. 1 (1992). Proposition 13 is embodied in Article 13A of the California Constitution.

The most significant portion of the act is the first paragraph, which capped real estate taxes:

“SECTION 1. (a) The maximum amount of any ad valorem tax on real property shall not exceed One percent (1%) of the full cash value of such property. The one percent (1%) tax to be collected by the counties and apportioned according to law to the districts within the counties.

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