California Proposition 8, Legislative Sessions Amendment (1962)
| California Proposition 8 | |
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| Election date November 6, 1962 | |
| Topic State legislatures measures | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 6, 1962. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the legislature to hear by committee 20 days after their introduction and limiting the legislature's recess to 10 days that are not counted in calculating the duration of the legislative session. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the legislature to hear by committee 20 days after their introduction and limiting the legislature's recess to 10 days that are not counted in calculating the duration of the legislative session. |
Election results
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California Proposition 8 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,681,090 | 39.23% | ||
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2,604,370 | 60.77% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 8 was as follows:
| “ | General Legislative Sessions | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Assembly Constitutional Amendment No 31. Permits legislative bills to be heard by committees 20 rather than 30 days after introduction at a general session. Allows Legislature to take a recess not to exceed 10 calendar days, which shall not be counted in computing duration of general session. | ” |
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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