California Proposition 20, Appointed Supreme Court Clerks Amendment (October 1911)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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California Proposition 20 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on October 10, 1911. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported this constitutional amendment to make the clerk of the supreme court an appointed, rather than elected, position, as well as making other changes to how other clerk courts are appointed. |
A "no" vote opposed this constitutional amendment to make the clerk of the supreme court an appointed, rather than elected, position, as well as making other changes to how other clerk courts are appointed. |
Election results
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144,205 | 69.47% | ||
| No | 63,380 | 30.53% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 20 was as follows:
| “ | Supreme Court Officers. Clerk. Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 33. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the constitution of the State of California by amending section fourteen of article six thereof, relating to the election and compensation of a clerk of the supreme court, also relating to county clerks being ex officio clerks of courts of record, and also relating to appointments by the superior courts of court commissioners, and also by amending section twenty-one of said article six of the said constitution, relating to the appointment by the supreme court of a reporter and assistant reporters and the appointment by the district courts of appeal of its clerk, and also relating to the duties and compensation of such officers. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
- See also: California Constitution
The ballot measure added the following underlined language to the California Constitution:[1]
Section 14. The county clerks shall be ex-officio clerks of the courts of record in and for their respective counties or cities and counties. The legislature may also provide for the appointment, by the several superior courts, of one or more commissioners in their respective counties, or cities and counties, with authority to perform chamber business of the judges of the superior courts, to take depositions, and to perform such other business connected with the administration of justice as may be prescribed by law.
Section 21. The supreme court shall appoint a clerk of the supreme court; provided, however, that any person elected to the office of clerk of the supreme court before the adoption hereof, shall continue to hold such office until the expiration of the term for which he may have been elected. Said court may also appoint a reporter and not more than three assistant reporters of the decisions of the supreme court and of the district courts of appeal. Each of the district courts of appeal shall appoint its own clerk. All the officers herein mentioned shall hold office and be removable at the pleasure of the courts by which they are severally appointed, and they shall receive such compensation as shall be prescribed by law, and discharge such duties as shall be prescribed by law, or by the rules or orders of the courts by which they are severally appointed.[2]
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
- ↑ State of California Executive Office, "Election Proclamation 1911," September 7, 1911
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source.
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