Proposition Summary

Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Repeals, amends, and revises various provisions of Constitution relating to separation of powers, and to the legislative, executive, and judicial departments; provides for annual ~general legislative sessions; provides compensation of members of Legislature shall be prescribed by statute passed by two-thirds vote, and limits rate of annual future adjustments, Legislature must enact laws prohibiting~ members from engaging in conflicting activities. Signatures necessary on petition for initiative statute reduced from 8% to 5% ; eliminates initiatives to Legislature. Legislature shall provide for succession to the office of Governor in event of disability or vacancy.

Proposition Number

1a

Year

1966

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Pass

Popular Vote Results

Y: 4156416; A: 73.5; N: 1499675; B: 26.5

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Assembly Constitutional Amendment

Code Sections Affected

Repealed Cal. Const. art. III, section 1, Added Cal. Const. art. III, Amended Cal. Const. art. IV, section 2 1/2, Repealed Cal. Const. art. IV, section 1, Amended Cal. Const. art. IV, section 1a, Repealed Cal. Const. art. IV, sections 1b, 1c, 1d, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22a, 23, 23a, 23b, 24, 25, 25 1/2, 25.7, 26, 28, 32, 33, 34, 34a, 35, 36, 37, 38, Amended Cal. Const. art. IV, sections 22, 25 5/8, 29, 30, 31, 31a, 31b, 31c, Added Cal. Const. art. IV, sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, Repealed Cal. Const. art. V, Added Cal. Const. art. V, Added Cal. Const. art. VI, Repealed Cal. Const. art. VII, Repealed Cal. Const. art. VIII, Added Cal. Const. art. XIII, section 29, Added Cal. Const. art. XXII, sections 4,5,6,7, Added Cal. Const. art. IV, sections 3a, 4, Added Cal. Const. art. IV, sections 10a, 23 b

For Author

Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, Governor of the State of California; Ronald Reagan; Richard J. Donovan, Judge, Municipal Court San Diego Judicial District (Former Member of the Assembly, 77th District); Luther E. Gibson, State Senator, Solano County; Bruce W. Sumner, Chairman, Calif. Constitution Revision Commission Judge, Superior Court, Orange Co.; Thomas L. Pitts, (Exec. Sec'y. Calif. Labor Fed. AFL-CIO) Member Calif. Constitution Revision Commission

Against Author

Leo J. Ryan, Assemblyman, San Mateo County

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