California Proposition 12, Legislative Alteration of Voter-Approved Initiatives Amendment (1946)
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| Topic Initiative and referendum process and State legislative authority |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
California Proposition 12 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 5, 1946. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the legislature to amend or repeal laws enacted by voter initiatives, but required those changes to be approved by voters unless the original initiative permitted legislative alterations. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the legislature to propose amendments or repeals to voter-approved initiatives, thereby maintaining that only another citizen initiative could change a previously approved initiative. |
Election results
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California Proposition 12 |
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1,090,989 | 56.87% | ||
| No | 827,439 | 43.13% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 12 was as follows:
| “ | Amendment of Laws Adopted by Initiative. Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 22. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Adds Section 1b to Article IV of the Constitution. Authorizes the Legislature to propose amendments to, or repeal of, laws enacted by initiative. Provides that such proposed amendment or repeal be submitted to vote of the people for adoption or rejection. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article IV, California Constitution
The ballot measure added a Section 1b to Article IV of the California Constitution. The following underlined text was added:[1]
Sec. 1b. Laws may be enacted by the Legislature to amend or repeal any act adopted by vote of the people under the initiative, to become effective only when submitted to and approved by the electors unless the initiative act affected permits the amendment or the repeal without such approval. The Legislature shall by law prescribe the method and manner of submitting such a proposal to the electors.[2]
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.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ UC-Hastings, "California Voter Guide (November 1946)," accessed April 3, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source.
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