Proposition Summary
Assembly Constitutional Amendment No 11. Amends Section 8 of Article VI of the Constitution. Provides that where Superior Court vacancy occurs at any time during a general election year (instead of after April 1st, as presently provided) election of successor for the full six-year term shall take place in the succeeding general election year.
Proposition Number
8
Year
1948
Document Type
Proposition
Pass/Fail
Pass
Popular Vote Results
Y: 2393617; A: 80.0; N: 596780; B: 20.0
Election Type
General Election
Proposition Type
Assembly Constitutional Amendment
Code Sections Affected
Amended Cal. Const. art. VI, section 8.
For Author
M. Philip Davis, Assemblyman, 16th Dist.
Recommended Citation
SUPERIOR JUDGES, VACANCIES California Proposition 8 (1948).
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