Proposition Summary

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 63. Amends section 22 of Article XII of Constitution. Declares the Railroad Commission shall hereafter be known as the Public Service Commission of the State of California; the commissioners in office when this amendment takes effect to serve out term for which they were appointed; vacancies to be filled by Governor's appointment. Eliminates present fixed terms of office of commissioners of six years.

Proposition Number

23

Year

1936

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Fail

Popular Vote Results

Y: 306831; A: 18.7; N: 1331767; B: 81.3

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Assembly Constitutional Amendment

Against Author

Charles H. Deuel, Senator, Sixth District; J. E. Frazier, Member of the Assembly, Fourth District; C. C. Cottrell, Member of the Assembly, Thirty-first District

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