Proposition Summary

Initiative. Repeals section 2, amends section 7, Article IX of Constitution. Abolishes office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. Declares State Board of Education shall consist of ten members, each elected from a district for ten year term, each district comprising two congressional districts. Prescribes rotation in office. Empowers board to fill membership vacancies, appointee holding until next general election. Requires board appoint Director of Education, removable at pleasure, and fix his salary; Superintendent of Public Instruction continuing in office until appointed director qualifies.

Proposition Number

11

Year

1934

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Fail

Popular Vote Results

Y: 577377; A: 38.1; N: 938955; B: 61.9

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Initiative

For Author

Willard E. Givens, City Superintendent of Schools, Oakland, and President, California Teachers Association; Susan M. Dorsey, Former Superintendent of Schools, City of Los Angeles

Against Author

Harry Hammond, State Printer

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