Proposition Summary

CITY CHARTERS--BOARDS OF EDUCATION--LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Requires that any amendment to a city charter which would change the manner, time, or terms of appointment or election of the governing board of a school or community college district or change charter provisions relating to the qualifications, compensation, removal or number of such members must be submitted for approval by a majority of all the qualified electors of the school or community college district voting on the question, including persons residing in such district but outside city boundaries. Requires submission of such amendments as separate questions. Financial impact: Minor increases in local election costs could result where voters live outside city's boundary.

Proposition Number

4

Year

1978

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Pass

Legislative Vote Results

FINAL VOTE CAST BY LEGISLATURE ON SCA 26 (PROPOSITION 4) Assembly - Ayes, 76; Noes, 0 -- Senate - Ayes, 35; Noes, 0

Popular Vote Results

Y: 2778474; A: 52.0; N: 2565319; B: 48.0

Election Type

Primary

Proposition Type

Senate Constitutional Amendment

Code Sections Affected

Added Cal. Const. art. IX, section 16

For Author

Bill Greene, State Senator, 29th District; Zev Yaroslavsky, Member, Los Angeles City Council

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

Bill Greene, State Senator, 29th District; Zev Yaroslavsky, Member, Los Angeles City Council

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