Proposition Summary
Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Provides Supreme Court has exclusive jurisdiction to determine questions of vacancy in offices of Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Controller, Secretary of State, Treasurer, and Superintendent of Public Instruction and authority to raise such questions vested in body provided by statute.
Proposition Number
2
Year
1970
Document Type
Proposition
Pass/Fail
Fail
Popular Vote Results
Y: 2616137; A: 49.0; N: 2726225; B: 51.0
Election Type
General Election
Proposition Type
Assembly Constitutional Amendment
Relevant Case
In re Cox: 3 Cal. 3d. 205, 1970; Westbrook v. Mihaly: 2 Cal. 3d 765, 1970; People v. Kilborn: 41 Cal. App. 4th 1325, 1996; Howard Jarvis Taxpayers' Ass'n v Fresno Metro. Projects Auth.: 40 Cal. App. 4th 1359, 1995
For Author
Paul Priolo, Assemblyman, 60th Assembly District; Stephen Teale, State Senator, 3rd District
Against Author
David A. Roberti, Member of the Assembly, 48th District
Recommended Citation
VACANCIES IN SPECIFIED CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES. California Proposition 2 (1970).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_props/713