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CA SCA11

CA

Status

Failed

11/30/2016

Primary Sponsor

Jean Fuller

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Origin

Senate

2015-2016 Session

AI Summary

  • Proposes a constitutional amendment to Section 1 of Article II relating to elections and the people's power in government
  • Makes technical, nonsubstantive changes to language affirming that all political power is inherent in the people and government exists for their protection, security, and benefit
  • Changes "their" to "the people's" and "it" to "government" for grammatical clarity
  • Requires two-thirds approval from both houses of the Legislature and approval by California voters
  • Contains no appropriation or fiscal impact

Legislative Description

Elections: initiative, referendum, and recall.

Last Action

From committee without further action.

11/30/2016

Committee Referrals

Rules2/10/2016

Full Bill Text

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