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California Proposition 2, Local Government Constitutional Changes Amendment (June 1970)

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California Proposition 2
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Election date
June 2, 1970
Topic
Constitutional language
Status
Approveda Approved
Type
Constitutional amendment
Origin
State legislature

California Proposition 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on June 2, 1970. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported making changes to the Constitution regarding local government.

A “no” vote opposed making changes to the Constitution regarding local government.


Election results

California Proposition 2

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

2,084,722 51.24%
No 1,983,980 48.76%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:

Partial Constitutional Revision: Local Government

Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Repeals, amends, revises, and renumbers various provisions of Constitution relating to local government.

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.

See also


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Footnotes