Proposition Summary

LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Reorganizes and substantively amends various provisions of Article I and relocates portions of. Articles IV and XX of California Constitution. Amendments include, among others, right to interpreter at state expense for criminal' defendant who cannot understand English, provision that court may grant release on own recognizance, provision that property rights of noncitizens to be the same as for citizens, and revision of eminent domain provisions. Deletes, among others, provisions respecting criminal libel actions, provisions regarding right to sell or rent real property, provisions concerning acquisition of lands for public improvements. Financial impact: No increase in government costs.

Proposition Number

7

Year

1974

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Pass

Legislative Vote Results

FINAL VOTE CAST BY LEGISLATURE ON ACA 60 (PROPOSITION 7): Assembly - Ayes, 57; Noes, 16 -- Senate - Ayes, 27; Noes, 4

Popular Vote Results

Y: 3567443; A: 70.5; N: 1495929 29.5

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Assembly Constitutional Amendment

Relevant Case

Serna v. Superior Ct. of Los Angeles County: 40 Cal. 3d 239, 1985; Hovey v. Superior Ct. of Alameda County: 28 Cal. 3d 1, 1980; In re Johnny G.: 25 Cal. 3d 543, 1979; Serrano v. Priest: 18 Cal. 3d 728, 1976; Dant v. Superior Ct. of San Francisco: 61 Cal. App. 4th 380, 1998; Bonner v. City of Santa Ana: 45 Cal. App. 4th 1465, 1996; Gates v. Superior Ct.: 32 Cal. App. 4th 481, 1995; Central Delta Water Agency v. State Water Resources Control Bd.: 17 Cal. App. 4th 621, 1993; People v. Browning: 45 Cal. App. 3d 125, 1975

Code Sections Affected

Repealed and Added Cal. Const. art. 1, section 1, Repealed and Added Cal. Const. art. 1, section 2, Added Cal. Const. art. I, section 3, Repealed and Added Cal. Const. art. I, sections 4, 5, Repealed Cal. Const. art. I, section 6, Repealed and Added Cal. Const. art. I, section 7, Repealed Cal. Const. art. I, section 8, Repealed and Added Cal. Const. art. I, section 9,10,11,12, Repealed Cal. Const. art. I, section 13, Repealed and Added Cal. Const. art. I, sections 14, 15, Repealed Cal. Const. art. I, section 16, Repealed and Added Cal. Const. art. I, sections 17,18,19,20, Repealed Cal. Const. art. I, section 21, Repealed and Added Cal. Const. art. I, sections 22,23,24,26, Repealed Cal. Const. art. I, section 28, Repealed Cal. Const. art. IV, section 16, Amended Cal. Const. art. XX, sections 8, 18.

For Author

Judge Bruce Sumner, Chairman, Constitution Revision Commission; Ken Meade, Assemblyman, 16th District; Alan Robbins, Senator, 22nd District

Against Author

Robert C. Cline, Assemblyman, 64th District

Rebuttal Author

Robert C. Cline, Assemblyman, 64th District

Rebuttal Against Author

Judge Bruce W. Sumner, Chairman, California Constitution Revision Commission; Ken Meade, Assemblyman, 16th District; Alan Robbins, Senator, 22nd District

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