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California Proposition 20, County Charter Officials Amendment (1932)
| California Proposition 20 | |
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| Election date November 8, 1932 | |
| Topic County and municipal governance | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 20 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 8, 1932. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing county charters to have any method to select elective officers for counties, townships, road districts, and highway construction divisions and allowing any system of proportional representation for the governing body of a county. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing county charters to have any method to select elective officers for counties, townships, road districts, and highway construction divisions and allowing any system of proportional representation for the governing body of a county. |
Election results
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California Proposition 20 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 636,959 | 47.60% | ||
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701,115 | 52.40% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 20 was as follows:
| “ | County Charter Provisions for Nomination and Election of Officers | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Senate Constitutional Amendment 8. Amends Section 7 ½ of Article Xl of Constitution. Adds provision permitting county charters to provide any other mode in place of that provided by general laws for nomination and/or election of elective officers of counties, townships, road districts and highway construction divisions therein, and to adopt and provide for any system of proportional representation on the legislative or governing body of counties, also the manner of voting under such 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.
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Footnotes
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