Proposition Summary
Reduces total amount of time a person may serve in the state legislature from 14 years to 12 years. Allows 12 years’ service in one house. Applies only to legislators first elected after measure is passed. Fiscal Impact: No direct fiscal effect on state or local governments.
Proposition Number
28
Year
2012
Document Type
Proposition
Pass/Fail
Pass
Popular Vote Results
Y:3,081,174; A:61.0; N:1,967,888; B:39.0
Election Type
Primary
Proposition Type
Initiative Constitutional Amendment
For Author
Jennifer A. Waggoner, President, League of Women Voters of California
Against Author
Philip Blumel, President, U.S. Term Limits
Rebuttal Against Author
Dan Schnur, Chairman (2010-2011), California Fair Political Commission
Recommended Citation
LIMITS ON LEGISLATORS’ TERMS IN OFFICE. California Proposition 28 (2012).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_props/1307