California Proposition 66, Elected County Assessor Amendment (June 1988)
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| Topic Local government officials and elections |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
California Proposition 66 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on June 7, 1988. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing that the position of county assessor must be filled through an election. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing that the position of county assessor must be filled through an election. |
Election results
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California Proposition 66 |
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3,833,206 | 73.53% | ||
| No | 1,379,782 | 26.47% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 66 was as follows:
| “ | Elected County Assessor | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | ELECTED COUNTY ASSESSOR. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Presently, the State Constitution requires the offices of district attorney and sheriff to be elective in both charter and noncharter counties. This measure amends the Constitution to provide the office of assessor shall also be an elective office in charter and noncharter counties. Summary of Legislative Analyst's estimate of net state and local government fiscal impact: This measure would have no direct state or local fiscal effect. | ” |
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
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Footnotes
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