California Proposition 1, Constitutional Revisions Amendment (1968)
| California Proposition 1 | |
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| Election date November 5, 1968 | |
| Topic Constitutional language | |
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| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 5, 1968. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported revising the state Constitution in regards to issues involving initiatives and referendums, public education, public buildings, counties and cities, corporations, public utilities, water, homesteads, public lands, civil service, and constitutional revisions. |
A “no” vote opposed revising the state Constitution in regards to issues involving initiatives and referendums, public education, public buildings, counties and cities, corporations, public utilities, water, homesteads, public lands, civil service, and constitutional revisions. |
Election results
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California Proposition 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 2,606,748 | 42.95% | ||
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3,462,301 | 57.05% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
| “ | Constitutional Revision | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Repeals, amends, and revises various provisions of Constitution relating to public school system state institutions and public buildings, cities and counties, corporations and public utilities, water use, state civil service, future constitutional revisions, and other matters, Legislature may provide that Superintendent of Public Instruction be chosen by method other than election; and Legislature may increase membership of Public Utilities Commission. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the California Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the California State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
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Footnotes
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