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California Proposition 7, Allow Legislature to Propose Constitutional Revisions Amendment (1962)
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| Topic Ballot measure process and State legislative authority |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
California Proposition 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 6, 1962. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the California State Legislature, by a two-thirds vote of each house, to propose complete or partial revisions of the state constitution for voter approval, rather than limiting the Legislature to proposing only specific and limited amendments. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the Legislature to propose constitutional revisions, keeping the existing requirement that such revisions may only be proposed through a constitutional convention. |
Election results
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California Proposition 7 |
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2,901,537 | 67.02% | ||
| No | 1,428,034 | 32.98% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 7 was as follows:
| “ | Constitution Revision. Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 14. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Empowers Legislature to propose a revision of the Constitution to be voted on by the people. Provides that revision if approved by majority of electors voting shall be the Constitution or part of the Constitution if the revision revises only a part of the Constitution. | ” |
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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