Proposition Summary
Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 22. Amends Section 4 of Article XXIV of the Constitution. Exempts from State Civil Service officers and employees of district agricultural associations Employed less than six months per calendar year; stewards, judges, and veterinarians of California Horse Racing Board employed on part-time basis; full time hide and brand inspectors of State Department of Agriculture, and not exceeding four employees of State Board of Equalization. Prohibits Legislature from reviving any optional exemption from State Civil Service, once such exemption has been abolished.
Proposition Number
17
Year
1948
Document Type
Proposition
Pass/Fail
Fail
Popular Vote Results
Y: 957800; A: 31.9; N: 2040251; B: 68.1
Election Type
General Election
Proposition Type
Senate Constitutional Amendment
For Author
John H. Guthrie, President, California Cattlemen's Association; Herman Colpein, Chairman, Cattle Department California Farm Bureau Federation; L. A. Rozzoni, Chairman, Livestock Department California Farm Bureau Federation; L. W. Renne, Chairman, Dairy Department California Farm Bureau Federation; Roy Owens, Chairman, Hide and Brand Committee California Farm Bureau Federation
Against Author
California State Employees' Association, F. M. Carter, President; California Merit System League, Julius C. Knoblauch, President
Recommended Citation
STATE CIVIL SERVICE EXEMPTIONS California Proposition 17 (1948).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_props/487