Attorney General No.
SA96RF0007
Secretary of State No.
729
Description
STATE SENATE. INCREASED MEMBERSHIP. COUNTIES DESIGNATED AS SENATORIAL DISTRICTS. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Increases membership in State Senate from 40 members to 58 members. Defines senatorial districts by county boundaries rather than by population. Permits each county to elect a single state senator, regardless of county's population. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments: Measure would not result in additional state costs because funding for the Legislature would continue to be determined by Proposition 140. Counties could experience unknown, but probably minor, statewide election-related costs to accommodate the election of Senators for the initial terms of office.
Proponents
Barbara Groves Mclver John L. Growney Senate By County 334 Washington Street Red Bluff, Ca 96080 (916) 527-5299 (916) 527-0201
Date
4-17-1996
Document Type
Initiative
Qualified
Failed to Qualify
Recommended Citation
State Senate. Increased Membership. Counties Designated As Senatorial Districts. California Initiative 729 (1996).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/886