California Proposition 12, Elimination of Obsolete and Superseded Provisions Amendment (1960)
| California Proposition 12 | |
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| Election date November 8, 1960 | |
| Topic Constitutional language | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 12 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 8, 1960. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported eliminating obsolete or superseded provisions in the Constitution. |
A “no” vote opposed eliminating obsolete or superseded provisions in the Constitution. |
Election results
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California Proposition 12 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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3,767,765 | 78.39% | ||
| No | 1,038,794 | 21.61% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 12 was as follows:
| “ | Constitution: Eliminates Obsolete and Superseded Provisions | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 22. Repeals and amends several provisions of the ~constitution to eliminate obsolete and superseded provisions without substantive change. Provides any amendment to constitution which is proposed by Legislature solely to eliminate obsolete and superseded provisions shall not affect prior validations and ratifications. Any other measure submitted to the people at the same election which affects the same sections contained in the legislative proposal shall control to the extent of any conflict. | ” |
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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