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Proposition 9

California Statewide • 1956 •  Legislative Referendum 

Failed

Result: 38.2% yes, 61.8% no

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This 1956 California ballot measure would have allowed counties to adopt a borough form of government, creating a new structural option for county administration. The measure failed with 38.2% of voters supporting the change.

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