Proposition Summary

Legislative Constitutional Amendment. • Provides the right for political party participating in a primary election for partisan office to also participate in the general election for that office. • Candidate receiving most votes from among that party’s candidates in primary election for state partisan office cannot be denied placement on general election ballot. Summary of Legislative Analyst’s Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact: • No fiscal effect.

Proposition Number

60

Year

2004

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Pass

Legislative Vote Results

Final Votes Cast by the Legislature on SCA 18 (Proposition 60) -- Assembly: Ayes 55 Noes 21 -- Senate: Ayes 28 Noes 3 --

Popular Vote Results

Y:7227433; A:67.6; N:3478774; B:32.4; Abst:1883476; C:14.96

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Legislative Constitutional Amendment

For Author

DAN STANFORD, Former Chairman, California Fair Political Practices Commission; BARBARA O'CONNOR, Ph.D., Director, Institute for the Study of Politics & Media California State University, Sacramento; GEORGE N. ZENOVICH, Associate Justice, Retired, 5th District Court of Appeal

Against Author

BILL MORROW, State Senator; SARAH REYES, State Assemblymember

Rebuttal Author

BILL MORROW, Senator; SARAH REYES, Assemblymember

Rebuttal Against Author

BARBARA O'CONNOR, Ph.D., Director, Institute for the Study of Politics & Media California State University, Sacramento; MICHAEL S. CARONA, Sheriff, Orange County; HENRY L. "HANK" LACAYO, State President, Congress of California Seniors

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