Proposition Summary

Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Provides Supreme Court has exclusive jurisdiction to determine questions of vacancy in offices of Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Controller, Secretary of State, Treasurer, and Superintendent of Public Instruction and authority to raise such questions vested in body provided by statute.

Proposition Number

2

Year

1970

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Fail

Popular Vote Results

Y: 2616137; A: 49.0; N: 2726225; B: 51.0

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Assembly Constitutional Amendment

Relevant Case

In re Cox: 3 Cal. 3d. 205, 1970; Westbrook v. Mihaly: 2 Cal. 3d 765, 1970; People v. Kilborn: 41 Cal. App. 4th 1325, 1996; Howard Jarvis Taxpayers' Ass'n v Fresno Metro. Projects Auth.: 40 Cal. App. 4th 1359, 1995

For Author

Paul Priolo, Assemblyman, 60th Assembly District; Stephen Teale, State Senator, 3rd District

Against Author

David A. Roberti, Member of the Assembly, 48th District

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