Proposition Summary

Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Provides that county governing body, rather than Legislature, shall prescribe compensation of its members by an ordinance that is subject to referendum.

Proposition Number

12

Year

1970

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Pass

Popular Vote Results

Y: 2626035; A: 50.6; N: 2567287; B: 49.4

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Senate Constitutional Amendment

Code Sections Affected

Amended Cal. Const. art. XI, sections 1(b), 4(b)

For Author

Milton Marks, Senator; John T. Knox, Assemblyman; Chairman, Assembly Local Government Committee; John F. McCarthy, Senator

Against Author

John V. Briggs, Assemblyman, 35th District

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