Attorney General No.
07-0052
Secretary of State No.
1284
Description
Requires California to select electors for president by the plurality vote in each congressional district only if a majority of the other states have adopted proportional voting prior to that presidential election. Provides for political party nomination of electors pledged to vote for that party’s candidate. Independent electors to be chosen by independent presidential candidates and also elected by congressional district. Two at-large electors selected based on plurality of statewide vote for president. Eliminates $10 compensation and 5¢ per mile reimbursement of electors. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: No significant net fiscal effect. (Initiative 07-0052.) (Full Text)
Proponents
Leo McElroy, Jim Rogers and George Schmidt
Date
10-17-2007
Document Type
Initiative
Qualified
Failed to Qualify
Recommended Citation
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. CONDITIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF POLITICAL PARTY NOMINATION AND ELECTION BY CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. STATUTE. California Initiative 1284 (2007).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/1471