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California Proposition 9, State Civil Service Amendment (1950)
| California Proposition 9 | |
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| Election date November 7, 1950 | |
| Topic Civil service | |
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| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 9 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 7, 1950. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported exempting from state civil service employees of district agricultural associations who are employed for less than half of the year and stewards and veterinarians of California Horse Racing Board who are employed on a part-time basis, prohibiting the legislature from creating an optional exemption from state civil service, and allowing temporary appointees to such positions to serve for 9 months in one year. |
A “no” vote opposed exempting from state civil service employees of district agricultural associations who are employed for less than half of the year and stewards and veterinarians of California Horse Racing Board who are employed on a part-time basis, prohibiting the legislature from creating an optional exemption from state civil service, and allowing temporary appointees to such positions to serve for 9 months in one year. |
Election results
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California Proposition 9 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,764,086 | 63.33% | ||
| No | 1,021,422 | 36.67% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 9 was as follows:
| “ | State Civil Service | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Senate Constitutional Amendment No.6. Amends Sections 4 and 6 of Article XXIV of Constitution. Exempts from state civil service officers and employees of district agricultural associations employed less than six months in calendar year; stewards and veterinarians of California Horse Racing Board employed on part-time basis. Prohibits Legislature from reviving any optional exemption from state civil service after once abolishing such exemption. Permits given position to be filled by successive temporary appointees, unless employment list is in existence; increases maximum employment period of temporary appointees to nine months in any consecutive 12-month period. | ” |
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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