Proposition Summary

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1. Adds section 27 to Article VI of Constitution. Declares every retired justice or judge shall continue to be judicial officer but shall exercise judicial functions only under assignment by chairman of judicial council and shall receive therefor only such compensation as Legislature may provide. Ratifies chapters seven hundred seventy and seven hundred seventy-one of Statutes 1937, but declares Legislature may amend, repeal and supplement same.

Proposition Number

16

Year

1938

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Fail

Popular Vote Results

Y: 822982; A: 42.7; N: 1105183; B: 57.3

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Assembly Constitutional Amendment

For Author

Thomas J. Cunningham, Member of the Assembly, Fifty-sixth District; James J. Boyle, Member of the Assembly, Sixty-sixth District

Against Author

Samuel Wm. Yorty, Member of the Assembly, Manufacturer, Los Angeles County; S. L. Heisinger, Member of the Assembly, Farmer, Fresno County

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