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California Proposition 164, Terms Limits for Legislators Initiative (1992)
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| Topic Congressional term limits |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
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
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California Proposition 164 |
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6,578,637 | 63.57% | ||
| No | 3,769,511 | 36.43% | ||
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
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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