California Proposition 22, Charter Amendments Amendment (1938)
| California Proposition 22 | |
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| Election date November 8, 1938 | |
| Topic County and municipal governance | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 22 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 8, 1938. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing charter amendments to be filed at any point, requiring that such amendments be submitted to the local legislative body, and requiring that voters vote on such amendments within 60 days of the amendment's filing. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing charter amendments to be filed at any point, requiring that such amendments be submitted to the local legislative body, and requiring that voters vote on such amendments within 60 days of the amendment's filing. |
Election results
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California Proposition 22 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 702,387 | 39.27% | ||
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1,086,405 | 60.73% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 22 was as follows:
| “ | City Charters | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Assembly Constitutional Amendment 59. Amends section 8 of Article XI of Constitution. Permits filing petitions for charter amendments at any time. Provides that amendments to charter shall be submitted by the legislative body of the city or city and county to the electors at the time of the holding of the next regular municipal election held not less than 60 days from the date of filing of the petition, or at any special election called for that purpose prior to the next regular municipal election. Provides qualified electors are those whose names appear upon current registration records. | ” |
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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