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California Proposition 183, Changes to Laws Governing Recall Elections Amendment (1994)
| California Proposition 183 | |
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| Election date November 8, 1994 | |
| Topic Recall measures | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 183 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 8, 1994. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to change laws governing recall elections, thereby allowing a recall election to be held within 180 days of the certification of signatures rather than current law, which provided a recall election to be held between 60 and 80 days after signature certification. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to change laws governing recall elections, thereby retaining current law, which provided a recall election to be held between 60 and 80 days after signature certification. |
Proposition 183 changed the laws governing recall in California so that recall elections would be held within 180 days of certifying the signatures on a recall petition, rather than within 60-80 days of certifying the signatures.
Election results
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California Proposition 183 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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5,289,573 | 67.47% | ||
| No | 2,549,855 | 32.53% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 183 was as follows:
| “ | Recall Elections. State Officers. Legislative Constitutional Amendment. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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Authorizes a recall election to be held within 180 days of certification of sufficient signatures in order that the election may be consolidated with the next regularly scheduled election occurring in the same jurisdiction. Current law provides that recall elections must be held between 60 and 80 days of the date of certification of sufficient signatures. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The California State Legislature voted to put Proposition 183 on the ballot via Senate Constitutional Amendment 7. 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.
The California State Legislature voted to put Proposition 183 on the ballot via Senate Constitutional Amendment 38.
| Votes in legislature to refer to ballot | ||
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| Chamber | Ayes | Noes |
| Assembly | 62 | 9 |
| Senate | 32 | 2 |
See also
