Proposition Summary

LOCAL AGENCIES--INSURANCE POOLING ARRANGEMENTS--LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Amends section 6 of article XVI of Constitution to permit cities, counties, townships and other political corporations and subdivisions of State, to join with other such agencies in providing for payment of workers' compensation, unemployment compensation, tort liability or public liability losses incurred by such agencies, by entry into an insurance pooling arrangement under joint exercise of powers agreement, or by membership in such publicly-owned nonprofit corporation or other public agency as may be authorized by Legislature. Financial impact: None on state; effect on local governments unpredictable.

Proposition Number

7

Year

1978

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Pass

Legislative Vote Results

FINAL VOTE CAST BY LEGISLATURE ON SCA 16 (PROPOSITION 7) Assembly - Ayes, 73; Noes, 0 -- Senate - Ayes, 27; Noes, 0

Popular Vote Results

Y: 2780013; A: 53.5; N: 2414946; B: 46.5

Election Type

Primary

Proposition Type

Senate Constitutional Amendment

Code Sections Affected

Amended Cal. Const. art. XVI, section 6

For Author

Alan Robbins, State Senator, 20th District

Against Author

Hal M. Rogers, President, Taxpayers Unanimous; Nellie L. Lowe, Secretary, Taxpayers Unanimous; Joseph H. Donohue, Founder, Voters Including Concerned Taxpayers Offering Real Savings (VICTORS)

Rebuttal Author

Hal M. Rogers, President, Taxpayers Unanimous; Nellie L. Lowe, Secretary, Taxpayers Unanimous; Joseph H. Donohue, Founder, Voters Including Concerned Taxpayers Offering Real Savings (VICTORS)

Rebuttal Against Author

Alan Robbins, State Senator, 20th District

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