Title

VALIDATION OF LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS TO ALIEN LAND LAW

Proposition Summary

Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 17. Amends section 17. Article I of the Constitution. Establishes validity of 1923 and 1943 legislative amendments to initiative measure of 1920 commonly referred to as the Alien Land Law.

Proposition Number

15

Year

1946

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Fail

Popular Vote Results

Y: 797067; A: 41.1; N: 1143780; B: 58.9

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Senate Constitutional Amendment

For Author

Jack B. Tenney, Senator, Los Angeles County; Hugh M. Burns, Senator, Fresno County

Against Author

Joe Grant Masaoka, Regional Representative Japanese-American Citizens League

Recommended Citation

VALIDATION OF LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS TO ALIEN LAND LAW California Proposition 15 (1946).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_props/467