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California Neighborhood Legislature Initiative (2016)
| California Neighborhood Legislature Initiative | |
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| Election date November 8, 2016 | |
| Topic State legislatures measures | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
The California Neighborhood Legislature Initiative did not make the California ballot on November 8, 2016, as an initiated constitutional amendment.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title:
Official summary:
- "Increases size of Legislature almost 100-fold by dividing current Assembly and Senate districts into neighborhood districts such that each Assemblymember represents about 5,000 persons and each Senator represents about 10,000 persons. Provides for neighborhood district representatives to elect working committees the size of the current Assembly and Senate, 80 Assemblymembers and 40 Senators. Gives working committees the legislative power generally, and sole power to amend bills, but requires approval by appropriate vote of the full membership in each house for passage of any non-urgency bill. Reduces legislators’ pay and expenditures."
Fiscal impact statement:
Note: The fiscal impact statement for a California ballot initiative authorized for circulation is jointly prepared by the state's legislative analyst and its director of finance.
- "Decreased state spending on the Legislature of over $130 million annually. Increased county election costs, potentially in the range of tens of millions of dollars initially and significantly lower amounts annually thereafter."
Path to the ballot
- See also: California signature requirements
- John H. Cox submitted a letter requesting a title and summary on March 30, 2015.
- A title and summary were issued by California's attorney general's office on June 3, 2015.
- 585,407 valid signatures are required for qualification purposes.
- Supporters had until November 30, 2015, to collect the required signatures.
- The secretary of state reported the measure failed on December 11, 2015.[2]
See also
Footnotes
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