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California Proposition 164, Terms Limits for Legislators Initiative (1992)

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California Proposition 164

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Election date

November 3, 1992

Topic
Congressional term limits
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Initiated state statute
Origin

Citizens



California Proposition 164 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on November 3, 1992. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported establishing term limits for members of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate based on years of service.

A “no” vote opposed establishing term limits for members of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate based on years of service.


Election results

California Proposition 164

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

6,578,637 63.57%
No 3,769,511 36.43%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 164 was as follows:

Congressional Term Limits.

Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

CONGRESSIONAL TERM LIMITS. INITIATIVE STATUTE. • Excludes from ballot for United States House of Representatives any person who has represented California congressional district(s) as member of the House during six or more of previous eleven years. • Excludes from ballot for United States Senate any person who has represented California as Senator during twelve or more of previous seventeen years. • Congressional service prior to 1993 is not counted. • Full current and previous terms are counted even if person resigned during term. • Term limits do not restrict "write-in" candidacies. Summary of Legislative Analyst's Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact: • This measure would have no direct fiscal impact on state or local governments. • However, to the extent that the measure results in more write-in candidates, counties would have additional elections-related costs for counting write-in votes. These costs probably would not be significant on a statewide basis.

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in California

In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 5 percent. For initiated statutes filed in 1992, at least 384,974 valid signatures were required.

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