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| California Legislative Analyst's Office Expenditures Amendment | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic State and local government budgets, spending and finance | |
| Status Proposed | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The California Legislative Analyst's Office Expenditures Amendment may appear on the ballot in California as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2020.
The ballot measure would exempt the Legislative Analyst's Office, which is housed in the California State Legislature, from the limit on state legislative salaries and operating expenses. The ballot measure would also add the Legislative Analyst's Office, which has been authorized in state code but not the constitution, to the California Constitution. [1]
Text of measure
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article IV, California Constitution
The measure would add a Section 7.4 to Article IV of the California Constitution.[1]
SEC. 7.4. (a) There is in the Legislature the nonpartisan Office of the Legislative Analyst, which shall assist the Legislature in its fiscal and policy functions.
(b) The Joint Legislative Budget Committee authorized in statute shall appoint the Legislative Analyst and employees of the office.
(c) Expenditures of the Office of the Legislative Analyst shall not be included in the “total aggregate expenditures of the Legislature” for the purpose of Section 7.5 of this article.[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the California Constitution
In California, a two-thirds vote is needed in each chamber of the California State Legislature to refer a constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
State Reps. Jay Obernolte (R-33) and Phil Ting (D-19) introduced the constitutional amendment as Assembly Concurrent Resolution 11 (ACA 11) during the 2019 legislative session. On May 6, 2019, the California State Assembly approved ACA 11 in a unanimous vote.[1]
| Vote in the California State Assembly | |||
| Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 54  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 76 | 0 | 4 |
| Total percent | 95.00% | 0.00% | 5.00% |
| Democrat | 74 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 17 | 0 | 2 |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 California State Legislature, "Assembly Concurrent Resolution 11," accessed May 8, 2019
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source.
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