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California Proposition 13, State Senate Reapportionment Formula Initiative (1948)

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California Proposition 13
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Election date
November 2, 1948
Topic
Redistricting measures
Status
Defeatedd Defeated
Type
Constitutional amendment		Origin
Citizens

California Proposition 13 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in California on November 2, 1948. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported changing the formula for state Senate reapportionment, including:

  • requiring that state Senate districts be apportioned by county in proportion to population, with no county allowed more than 10 senators, and
  • eliminating the existing rule that limited each county to no more than one Senate district.

A “no” vote opposed changing the formula for state Senate reapportionment.


Election results

California Proposition 13

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 1,069,899 32.22%

Defeated No

2,250,937 67.78%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 13 was as follows:

“

Senate Reapportionment. Initiative Constitution Amendment.

”

Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

“ Amends Article IV, Section 6 of Constitution. Provides that counties shall be represented in State Senate in proportion to population, but that no county shall have more than 10 Senators. Eliminates present provision that no county shall contain more than one Senate district. Requires 1949 Legislature to reapportion Senate districts according to population shown by 1940 federal census, subsequent adjustments to be made following each decennial federal census. Provides for election of all Senators in 1950, one-half of Senators to be elected every two year thereafter.”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in California

In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 8 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election. For initiated amendments filed in 1948, at least 204,672 valid signatures were required.

See also

1948 Measures

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