Proposition Summary
CITY CHARTERS--BOARDS OF EDUCATION--LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Requires that any amendment to a city charter which would change the manner, time, or terms of appointment or election of the governing board of a school or community college district or change charter provisions relating to the qualifications, compensation, removal or number of such members must be submitted for approval by a majority of all the qualified electors of the school or community college district voting on the question, including persons residing in such district but outside city boundaries. Requires submission of such amendments as separate questions. Financial impact: Minor increases in local election costs could result where voters live outside city's boundary.
Proposition Number
4
Year
1978
Document Type
Proposition
Pass/Fail
Pass
Legislative Vote Results
FINAL VOTE CAST BY LEGISLATURE ON SCA 26 (PROPOSITION 4) Assembly - Ayes, 76; Noes, 0 -- Senate - Ayes, 35; Noes, 0
Popular Vote Results
Y: 2778474; A: 52.0; N: 2565319; B: 48.0
Election Type
Primary
Proposition Type
Senate Constitutional Amendment
Code Sections Affected
Added Cal. Const. art. IX, section 16
For Author
Bill Greene, State Senator, 29th District; Zev Yaroslavsky, Member, Los Angeles City Council
Against Author
Hal M. Rogers, President, Taxpayers Unanimous; Nellie L. Lowe, Secretary, Taxpayers Unanimous; Joseph H. Donohue, Founder, Voters Including Concerned Taxpayers Offering Real Savings (VICTORS)
Rebuttal Against Author
Bill Greene, State Senator, 29th District; Zev Yaroslavsky, Member, Los Angeles City Council
Recommended Citation
City Charters - Boards of Education California Proposition 4 (1978).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_props/858