California Proposition 13, San Diego County Judicial Districts Amendment (1974)

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California Proposition 13

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Election date

November 5, 1974

Topic
State judiciary
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



California Proposition 13 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 5, 1974. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported allowing any city in San Diego county to divide into one municipal court or justice court district if the legislature decides that geographical conditions warrant this division.

A “no” vote opposed allowing any city in San Diego county to divide into one municipal court or justice court district if the legislature decides that geographical conditions warrant this division.


Election results

California Proposition 13

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

3,123,215 66.44%
No 1,577,302 33.56%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 13 was as follows:

San Diego County Judicial Disticts

Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Adds section 5.5 to Article VI of the State Constitution to permit any city in San Diego County to be divided into more than one municipal court or justice court district if the Legislature determines unusual geographic conditions warrant such division. Financial impact: None.

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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