California Proposition 6, Enactment of Bills Amendment (1976)
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| Topic State executive official measures and State legislatures measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
California Proposition 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 2, 1976. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported extending the period the governor has to veto bills after the adjournment of the legislature and during the "interim study recess" to 30 days and establishing that un-acted upon bills go into effect on January 1 unless a referendum is called (in which case the bill would go into effect 90 days after its enactment if the measure does not qualify for the ballot in the 90 day period). |
A “no” vote opposed extending the period the governor has to veto bills after the adjournment of the legislature and during the "interim study recess" to 30 days and establishing that un-acted upon bills go into effect on January 1 unless a referendum is called (in which case the bill would go into effect 90 days after its enactment if the measure does not qualify for the ballot in the 90 day period). |
Election results
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California Proposition 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 2,887,771 | 43.24% | ||
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3,791,190 | 56.76% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 6 was as follows:
| “ | Bills and Statutes-Effective Date. Governor's Consideration. Referendum. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | BILLS AND STATUTES--EFFECTIVE DATE. GOVERNOR'S CONSIDERATION. REFERENDUM. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Extends from 12 to 30 days the time for Governor's veto of bills submitted to him after adjournment of Legislature for interim study recess at end of first year of legislative session. Provides that bills passed during a regular legislative session which become law by reason of Governor's failure to act within above-mentioned period shall go into effect on January 1 following their enactment unless referendum is proposed, in which event they become effective 90 days after enactment if referendum does not qualify for ballot within such 90-day period. Financial impact: Undeterminable. | ” |
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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