California Proposition 24, Legislature Rules Initiative (June 1984)
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| Topic State legislatures measures |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
California Proposition 24 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on June 5, 1984. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported changing the process for selecting committee chairmen and members, requiring the membership of committees match the partisan makeup for the houses of the legislature, placing limits on "housekeeping transactions", reducing the funding for the legislature in 1984-1985, requiring a 2/3 vote to change the rules of the legislature, and expanding reporting of legislative expenditures. |
A “no” vote opposed changing the process for selecting committee chairmen and members, requiring the membership of committees match the partisan makeup for the houses of the legislature, placing limits on "housekeeping transactions", reducing the funding for the legislature in 1984-1985, requiring a 2/3 vote to change the rules of the legislature, and expanding reporting of legislative expenditures. |
Election results
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California Proposition 24 |
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2,444,751 | 53.07% | ||
| No | 2,162,024 | 46.93% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 24 was as follows:
| “ | Legislature: Rules, Procedures, Powers, Funding. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | LEGISLATURE: RULES, PROCEDURES, POWERS, FUNDING. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Specifies that membership on Senate and Assembly Rules Committees shall consist of members from two largest parties and accords largest party a one-vote majority. Specifies that membership on other house legislative committees shall be proportional to partisan composition in each house. Specifies that each house and specified legislative committees approve, among other things, by two-thirds vote, rules, committee establishment, appointments by Speaker and disbursement of funds. Reduces Legislature's support appropriations by 30%, limits future support appropriations, and requires specified public reports and audits. Specifies other procedural, operational, staffing and funding requirements. Summary of Legislative Analyst's estimate of net state and local government fiscal impact: Funding for support of the Legislature would be reduced by up to $37 million from the amounts appropriated in the 1984-85 Budget Act. Because the budget will not be adopted until after the June 1984 election, the level of support for the Legislature remaining after this reduction is made cannot be determined at this time. In the years beyond 1984-85, the measure would set an upper limit on the growth in legislative funding. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 5 percent. For initiated statutes filed in 1984, at least 393,835 valid signatures were required.
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