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California Proposition 12, County Supervisors Salaries Amendment (1970)

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California Proposition 12
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Election date
November 3, 1970
Topic
Salaries of government officials
Status
Approveda Approved
Type
Constitutional amendment
Origin
State legislature

California Proposition 12 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 3, 1970. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported establishing that the county governing body shall set the salaries for county supervisors, subject to referendum.

A “no” vote opposed establishing that the county governing body shall set the salaries for county supervisors, subject to referendum.


Election results

California Proposition 12

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

2,626,035 50.57%
No 2,567,287 49.43%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 12 was as follows:

Compensation of County Supervisors

Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Provides that county governing body, rather than Legislature, shall prescribe compensation of its members by an ordinance that is subject to referendum.

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the California Constitution

A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the California State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.

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