California Proposition 7, Speaker of the Assembly and the State College System Amendment (1970)
| California Proposition 7 | |
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| Election date November 3, 1970 | |
| Topic State legislatures measures | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 3, 1970. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing that the speaker of the Assembly shall be an ex officio member of any agency that has charge over the State College System. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing that the speaker of the Assembly shall be anex officio member of any agency that has charge over the State College System. |
Election results
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California Proposition 7 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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2,700,857 | 50.38% | ||
| No | 2,660,524 | 49.62% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 7 was as follows:
| “ | State Colleges: Speaker Member of Governing Body | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Provides Speaker of the Assembly shall be ex officio member of any agency charged with administration of State College System. | ” |
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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