California Proposition 4, Voter Eligibility Amendment (1950)

California Proposition 4
Election date November 7, 1950
Topic Elections and campaigns
Status a Approved
Type Constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

California Proposition 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 7, 1950. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported allowing voters who move from one county to another within 90 days of an election to retain their ability to vote by voting in their former county.

A “no” vote opposed allowing voters who move from one county to another within 90 days of an election to retain their ability to vote by voting in their former county.

Election results

California Proposition 4
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		2,576,072	85.23%
No		446,257	14.77%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 4 was as follows:

“

Eligibility to Vote. Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 12.

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Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

“

Amends Section 1 of Article II of Constitution. Preserves voting eligibility of registered electors who move from one California county to another within 90 days prior to an election, by permitting such persons to vote in former county.

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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

1950 Measures

• 1950 Measures
• Voter registration on the ballot
• 1950 legislative sessions

California

• California ballot measures
• California ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• California Voter Guide (November 1950)