Title
Sheriffs
Proposition Summary
SHERIFFS--LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Amends Constitution, article XI, sections 1(b) and 4(c) , to require Legislature and county charters to provide for elected county sheriffs. Financial impact: No direct state or local fiscal effect.
Proposition Number
6
Year
1978
Document Type
Proposition
Pass/Fail
Pass
Legislative Vote Results
FINAL VOTE CAST BY LEGISLATURE ON SCA 20 (PROPOSITION 6) Assembly - Ayes, 54; Noes, 22 -- Senate - Ayes, 28; Noes, 1
Popular Vote Results
Y: 3276230; A: 60.8; N: 2109533; B: 39.2
Election Type
Special Election
Proposition Type
Senate Constitutional Amendment
Code Sections Affected
Amended Cal. Const. art. XI, sections 1(b), 4(c)
For Author
Robert Presley, State Senator, 34th District; Chairman, Senate Committee on Transportation; William A. Craven, Member of the Assembly, 76th District; Chairman, Assembly Committee on Local Government
Against Author
Omer L. Rains, State Senator, 18th District; Chairman, Senate Majority Caucus; Howard Berman, Member of the Assembly, 43rd District; Majority Leader, State Assembly; Bill McVittie, Member of the Assembly, 65th District; Chairman, Assembly Sub-Committee on Constitutional Amendments
Rebuttal Against Author
Robert Presley, State Senator, 34th District; Chairman, Senate Committee on Transportation; William A. Craven, Member of the Assembly, 76th District; Chairman, Assembly Committee on Local Government
Recommended Citation
Sheriffs California Proposition 6 (1978).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_props/839