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Proposition 28 is a
California ballot measure
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that was approved by California voters at the statewide election on June 5, 2012. It was an initiative constitutional amendment to change California state legislature
The California State Legislature is the bicameral state legislature of the U.S. state of California, consisting of the California State Assembly (lower house with 80 members) and the California State Senate (upper house with 40 members). ...
term limits from a limit of 8 years for the Senate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
and 6 years for the Assembly, to a limit of 12 years on combined service. It affects only legislators first elected to the Assembly or Senate after the proposition passed.
Election results
See also
*2008 California Proposition 93
Proposition 93 was a Californian ballot proposition that sought to amend the term limits law for the California state legislature. Voters rejected it on February 5, 2008.
Proposal
Between the passage of Proposition 140 in 1990 and the passage ...
, a failed proposition that proposed a similar change
References
{{CA2012elections 2012 California ballot propositions Initiatives in the United States