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California Proposition 18, State Controller on Reapportionment Commission Amendment (1942)

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California Propositin 18
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Election date
November 3, 1942
Topic
Redistricting measures
Status
Approveda Approved
Type
Constitutional amendment		Origin
State legislature

California Proposition 18 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 3, 1942. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported replacing the Surveyor General with the State Controller on the Reapportionment Commission, which takes over if the Legislature fails to pass redistricting plans. 

A “no” vote opposed replacing the Surveyor General with the State Controller on the Reapportionment Commission, which takes over if the Legislature fails to pass redistricting plans.


Election results

California Proposition 18

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

859,783 67.08%
No 421,919 32.92%
Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 18 was as follows:

“

Reapportionment Commission. Assembly Constitutional Amendment.

”

Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

“ Amends Constitution, Article IV, section 6. Substitutes State Controller in place of Surveyor General as member of the Reapportionment Commission created to reapportion Assembly and Senatorial Districts should Legislature fail to do so following each Federal census. In other respects reenacts present provisions of section 6 relating to such reapportionment.”

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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1942 Measures

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