California Proposition 21, Impeachment of State Officers and Judges Amendment (October 1911)
| California Proposition 21 | |
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| Topic Impeachment rules and State judiciary oversight |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
California Proposition 21 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 provide for the impeachment of state officers, including the governor, and state judges. |
A "no" vote opposed this constitutional amendment to provide for the impeachment of state officers, including the governor, and state judges. |
Election results
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California Proposition 21 |
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157,596 | 76.16% | ||
| No | 49,345 | 23.84% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 21 was as follows:
| “ | Impeachment of State Officers and Judges. Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 46. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Relating to the impeachment of state officers and judges. | ” |
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 18. The governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, controller, treasurer, attorney general, surveyor general, chief justice and associate justices of the supreme court, judges of the district court of appeal, and judges of the superior courts, shall be liable to impeachment for any misdemeanor in office; but judgment in such cases shall extend only to removal from office, and disqualification to hold any office of honor, trust, or profit under the state; but the party convicted or acquitted shall nevertheless be liable to indictment, trial, and punishment according to law. All other civil officers shall be tried for misdemeanor in office in such manner as the legislature may provide. [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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