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California Proposition 8, Voting Prohibition for Those Serving a Sentence Amendment (1960)
| California Proposition 8 | |
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| Election date November 8, 1960 | |
| Topic Elections and campaigns | |
| Status | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 8, 1960. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported changing prohibitions for voters to prohibiting voters who are serving a sentence for an infamous crime and those convicted of treason from voting. |
A “no” vote opposed changing prohibitions for voters to prohibiting voters who are serving a sentence for an infamous crime and those convicted of treason from voting, thus keeping the current law that prohibits those convicted of an infamous crime from voting. |
Election results
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California Proposition 8 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 2,353,761 | 44.79% | ||
| 2,901,080 | 55.21% | |||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 8 was as follows:
| “ | Eligibility to Vote | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Assembly Constitutional Amendment No.5. Changes prohibitions of eligibility to vote from those convicted of infamous crime to those convicted of felony during, punishment therefor and those convicted of treason. | ” |
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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