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California Proposition 2, Terms of Assembly Members Amendment (1960)
| California Proposition 2 | |
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| Election date November 8, 1960 | |
| Topic State legislatures measures | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 8, 1960. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported establishing that the term for assembly members is four years and establishing that half the assembly members elected in 1960 shall vacate office so that half the seats in the Assembly are up for election every two years. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing that the term for assembly members is four years and establishing that half the assembly members elected in 1960 shall vacate office so that half the seats in the Assembly are up for election every two years. |
Election results
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California Proposition 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 2,283,068 | 42.44% | ||
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3,096,438 | 57.56% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Terms of Assemblymen | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 15. Provides that terms of members of Assembly elected in 1960 and thereafter shall be four years; one-half of members elected in 1960 shall vacate office at expiration of second year, so that half of the members of the Assembly shall be elected every two years. | ” |
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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Footnotes
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