California Proposition 191, Elimination of Justice Courts Amendment (1994)
| California Proposition 191 | |
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| Election date November 8, 1994 | |
| Topic State judiciary | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 191 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 8, 1994. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported eliminating justice courts and making existing justice courts into municipal courts as well as giving the state legislature authority to provide for the structure and jurisdiction of municipal courts. |
A "no" vote opposed eliminating justice courts and making existing justice courts into municipal courts. |
Proposition 191 amended the California Constitution to eliminate justice courts. Under the amendment, all justice courts became municipal courts and all justice court judges became full-time municipal court judges. The amendment took effect on January 1, 1995.
Election results
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California Proposition 191 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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4,414,652 | 61.05% | ||
| No | 2,816,425 | 38.95% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 191 was as follows:
| “ | Justice courts. Legislative constitutional amendment. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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• Effective January 1, 1995, eliminates justice courts; elevates existing justice courts to municipal courts; and unifies justice courts within municipal courts. Continues number, qualifications, compensation of judges and personnel, until modified by Legislature. • Authorizes Legislature to provide for organization and jurisdiction of municipal courts, and to prescribe number, qualifications and compensation of municipal court judges, staff. • Makes conforming changes to composition of Judicial Council, appellate jurisdiction of Superior Court. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The California State Legislature voted to put Proposition 191 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.
| Votes in legislature to refer to ballot | ||
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| Chamber | Ayes | Noes |
| Assembly | 79 | 0 |
| Senate | 39 | 0 |
See also
External links
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