California Proposition 6, Equal Population in Districts Reapportionment Amendment (June 1980)

California Proposition 6
Election date June 3, 1980
Topic Redistricting policy
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

California Proposition 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on June 3, 1980. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported this ballot measure to: repeal certain constitutional provisions on legislative and congressional reapportionment that the California Supreme Court had ruled violated the one-person, one-vote principle, such as reapportioning state Senate districts based on counties rather than population alone; repeal the prohibition on counting non-citizens for state legislative redistricting purposes; and require that all types of districts be reasonably equal in population.

A “no” vote opposed this constitutional amendment, thereby keeping existing reapportionment provisions.

Election results

California Proposition 6
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		2,989,761	54.70%
No		2,475,818	45.30%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 6 was as follows:

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Reapportionment. Legislative constitutional amendment.

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Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

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Repeals, amends, and restates various provisions of the Constitution relating to reapportionment of Senate, Assembly, congressional, and Board of Equalization districts. Eliminates provisions previously judicially invalidated. Eliminates requirement that only persons eligible to become citizens be counted in equalizing populations in legislative districts. Sets forth in a new article the standards to which the Legislature is required to conform in adjusting the boundaries of these districts each decade. These standards include requirements for single-member districts, reasonably equal population districts, contiguousness of a district, a consecutive numbering system, and respecting the geographical integrity of cities and counties. Fiscal impact on state or local governments: No direct fiscal effect.

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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

1980 Measures

• 1980 Measures
• Redistricting policy on the ballot
• 1980 legislative sessions

California

• California ballot measures
• California ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• California Voter Guide (June 1980)