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California Proposition 6, Legislative Sessions Amendment (1944)
| California Proposition 6 | |
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| Election date November 7, 1944 | |
| Topic State legislatures measures | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 7, 1944. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported establishing that the annual session of the legislature shall not exceed 60 days and requiring that budget and appropriation bill should cover one year as opposed to two years. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing that the annual session of the legislature shall not exceed 60 days and requiring that budget and appropriation bill should cover one year as opposed to two years. |
Election results
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California Proposition 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 935,763 | 39.92% | ||
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1,408,066 | 60.08% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 6 was as follows:
| “ | Legislature. Sessions. Budget | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 25. Amends sections 2 and 34 of Article IV, Constitution. Provides for annual session of Legislature of not to exceed sixty days. Provides for budget and appropriation bill to cover all proposed expenditures of the State for one fiscal year succeeding session of Legislature, instead of budget and appropriation covering two fiscal years. | ” |
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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