Proposition Summary

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 31. Amends Section 8, Article Xl, of Constitution. Requires board of freeholders, within one year after their election, to prepare a proposed city charter, and If city's population exceeds 50,000 requires copies thereof be printed and mailed each elector. Requires petition for submission of charter amendment be filed with legislative body of city at least sixty days before general election next preceding a regular session of Legislature. Permits charter provision for division of city into boroughs or districts; eliminates provision that borough's powers be not changed without consent of electors of borough.

Proposition Number

17

Year

1932

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Pass

Popular Vote Results

Y: 815428; A: 61.3; N: 515020; B: 38.7

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Assembly Constitutional Amendment

Code Sections Affected

Amended Cal. Const. art. XI, section 8.

For Author

Harry F. Morrison, Assemblyman, 29th District

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