Proposition Summary
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. COMPETITIVE BIDDING. GROUNDS FOR DENIAL OF ADMISSION. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Amends subsections (a) and (f) of section 9 of Article IX: to authorize the Legislature to require the University to follow competitive bidding principles in making contracts for construction, sale of real property and purchase of materials, goods and services; and to prohibit denial of admission to the University on grounds of race, religion or ethnic heritage as well as sex. Financial impact: None in the absence of exercise of authority conferred on Legislature.
Proposition Number
4
Year
1976
Document Type
Proposition
Pass/Fail
Pass
Legislative Vote Results
FINAL VOTE CASE BY LEGISLATURE ON SCA 14 (PROPOSITION 4) -- Assembly-Ayes, 74; Noes, 0 -- Senate-Ayes, 30; Noes, 3
Popular Vote Results
Y: 3793023; A: 54.5; N: 3167528; B: 45.5
Election Type
General Election
Proposition Type
Senate Constitutional Amendment
Code Sections Affected
Amended Cal. Const. art. IX, sections 9(a), 9(f)
For Author
John Stull, Member of the Senate, 38th District; Leo T. McCarthy, Speaker of the Assembly, 18th District; James S. Lee, President, State Building and Construction Trades Council of California
Against Author
David S. Saxon, President, University of California; William K. Coblentz, Chairman, Board of Regents, University of California
Rebuttal Against Author
John Stull, Member of the Senate, 38th District; Leo T. McCarthy, Speaker of the Assembly, 18th District; James S. Lee, President, State Building and Construction Trades Council of California
Recommended Citation
University of California. Competitive Bidding. Grounds for Denial of Admission California Proposition 4 (1976).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_props/812
