California Proposition 3, State Budgets Amendment (1970)
| California Proposition 3 | |
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| Election date November 3, 1970 | |
| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 3, 1970. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported requiring the governor to submit a budget to the legislature within 10 days of the start of each regular session and requiring the legislature to pass a budget bill by June 15 of each year. |
A “no” vote opposed requiring the governor to submit a budget to the legislature within 10 days of the start of each regular session and requiring the legislature to pass a budget bill by June 15 of each year. |
Election results
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California Proposition 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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3,015,932 | 54.85% | ||
| No | 2,482,194 | 45.15% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 3 was as follows:
| “ | State Budget | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Commencing in 1972, requires Governor to submit budget to Legislature within first ten days, rather than first thirty days, of each regular session and requires Legislature to pass budget by June 15th of each year. | ” |
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.
See also
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Footnotes
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