Proposition Summary

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. COMPETITIVE BIDDING. GROUNDS FOR DENIAL OF ADMISSION. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Amends subsections (a) and (f) of section 9 of Article IX: to authorize the Legislature to require the University to follow competitive bidding principles in making contracts for construction, sale of real property and purchase of materials, goods and services; and to prohibit denial of admission to the University on grounds of race, religion or ethnic heritage as well as sex. Financial impact: None in the absence of exercise of authority conferred on Legislature.

Proposition Number

4

Year

1976

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Pass

Legislative Vote Results

FINAL VOTE CASE BY LEGISLATURE ON SCA 14 (PROPOSITION 4) -- Assembly-Ayes, 74; Noes, 0 -- Senate-Ayes, 30; Noes, 3

Popular Vote Results

Y: 3793023; A: 54.5; N: 3167528; B: 45.5

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Senate Constitutional Amendment

Code Sections Affected

Amended Cal. Const. art. IX, sections 9(a), 9(f)

For Author

John Stull, Member of the Senate, 38th District; Leo T. McCarthy, Speaker of the Assembly, 18th District; James S. Lee, President, State Building and Construction Trades Council of California

Against Author

David S. Saxon, President, University of California; William K. Coblentz, Chairman, Board of Regents, University of California

Rebuttal Author

David S. Saxon, President, University of California; William K. Coblentz, Chairman, Board of Regents, University of California

Rebuttal Against Author

John Stull, Member of the Senate, 38th District; Leo T. McCarthy, Speaker of the Assembly, 18th District; James S. Lee, President, State Building and Construction Trades Council of California

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