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California Proposition 12, Court of Criminal Appeals Amendment (1936)
| California Proposition 12 | |
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| Election date November 3, 1936 | |
| Topic State judiciary | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 12 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 3, 1936. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported creating the Court of Criminal Appeals to succeed in jurisdiction to the Supreme Court in cases regarding the death penalty and criminal jurisdiction of District Courts of Appeal and allowing the governor to appoint the first justices whose position is later filled by election. |
A “no” vote opposed creating the Court of Criminal Appeals to succeed in jurisdiction to the Supreme Court in cases regarding the death penalty and criminal jurisdiction of District Courts of Appeal and allowing the governor to appoint the first justices whose position is later filled by election. |
Election results
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California Proposition 12 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 278,498 | 16.80% | ||
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1,378,765 | 83.20% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 12 was as follows:
| “ | Court of Criminal Appeals | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Senate Constitutional Amendment 13. Amends specified sections of Articles IV and VI. Adds new sections to Article VI. Creates Court of Criminal Appeals consisting of a Chief and four Associate Justices (twelve-year terms, salaries same as Supreme Court Justices) to succeed to jurisdiction of Supreme Court in death penalty cases and criminal jurisdiction of District Courts of Appeal. Governor appoints first Justices of Court of Criminal Appeals for specified terms, thereafter offices are elective. Grants Supreme Court limited appellate power to pass on validity of a law after decision thereon by Court of Criminal Appeals. | ” |
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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Footnotes
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