Proposition Summary
STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES. FILLING VACANCIES IN. CONFIRMATION. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Requires confirmation by Legislature before Governor's appointees to fill vacancies in offices of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney General and on State Board of Equalization may take office. If Legislature does not act within 90 days of Governor's nomination and is at the end of such 90-day period not in recess, appointees may take office as if confirmed; if Legislature is then in recess, the 90-day period is extended to six days following reconvening of the Legislature. Financial impact: No direct state fiscal effect.
Proposition Number
9
Year
1976
Document Type
Proposition
Pass/Fail
Pass
Legislative Vote Results
FINAL VOTE CAST BY LEGISLATURE ON ACA 94 (PROPOSITION 9) -- Assembly-Ayes, 65; Noes, 3 -- Senate-Ayes, 27; Noes, 7
Popular Vote Results
Y: 4402523; A: 66.0; N: 2268040; B: 34.0
Election Type
General Election
Proposition Type
Assembly Constitutional Amendment
Relevant Case
Lungren v. Deukmejian: 45 Cal. 3d 727, 1988; Live & Learn v. City of Los Angeles: 188 Cal. App. 3d 407, 1986
For Author
Bill Lockyer, Member of the Assembly, 14th District; Chairman, Committee on Labor Relations; Bob Wilson, Member of the Assembly, 77th District; Chairman, Committee on Governmental Organization
Against Author
Mike D. Antonovich, Member of the Assembly, 41st District
Rebuttal Against Author
Bill Lockyer, Member of the Assembly, 14th District; Chairman, Committee on Labor Relations; Bob Wilson, Member of the Assembly, 77th District; Chairman, Committee on Governmental Organization
Recommended Citation
State Constitutional Offices. Filling Vacancies In. Confirmation California Proposition 9 (1976).
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