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California Proposition 4, City Boards of Education Amendment (June 1978)
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| Topic Public education governance and Residency voting requirements |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
California Proposition 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on June 6, 1978. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported requiring that all voters living in a school district governed by the city board of education be allowed to vote on charter changes regarding the election of, pay, qualifications, terms, number of, and removal of board of education members. |
A “no” vote opposed requiring that all voters living in a school district governed by the city board of education be allowed to vote on charter changes regarding the election of, pay, qualifications, terms, number of, and removal of board of education members. |
Election results
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California Proposition 4 |
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2,778,474 | 51.99% | ||
| No | 2,565,319 | 48.01% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 4 was as follows:
| “ | City Charters - Boards of Education | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | CITY CHARTERS--BOARDS OF EDUCATION--LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Requires that any amendment to a city charter which would change the manner, time, or terms of appointment or election of the governing board of a school or community college district or change charter provisions relating to the qualifications, compensation, removal or number of such members must be submitted for approval by a majority of all the qualified electors of the school or community college district voting on the question, including persons residing in such district but outside city boundaries. Requires submission of such amendments as separate questions. Financial impact: Minor increases in local election costs could result where voters live outside city's boundary. | ” |
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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