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California Proposition 21, Incumbents for Superior Courts Amendment (1962)
| California Proposition 21 | |
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| Election date November 6, 1962 | |
| Topic State judiciary | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 21 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 6, 1962. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing that in counties with more than 5,000,000 people, an incumbent superior court judge's name does not need to appear on the ballot if they are unopposed unless a petition with over 100 signatures says there will be a write-in campaign against the incumbent. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing that in counties with more than 5,000,000 people, an incumbent superior court judge's name does not need to appear on the ballot if they are unopposed unless a petition with over 100 signatures says there will be a write-in campaign against the incumbent. |
Election results
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California Proposition 21 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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2,799,594 | 64.54% | ||
| No | 1,537,917 | 35.46% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 21 was as follows:
| “ | Superior Court Judges: Election in Counties Over 5 Million Population | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 48. Provides that name of incumbent superior court judge shall not appear on ballot when he is only candidate filing nomination papers and petition not filed within 20 days after closing date for nomination signed by 1000 registered voters indicating a write-in campaign will be conducted. Provides procedures for petition to conduct write-in campaign at general election. | ” |
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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