Proposition 50, also known as the California Suspension of Legislators Amendment and Prop 50, was a

California ballot proposition California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

and proposed state constitution amendment intended to require a two-thirds vote in the respective chamber of the state legislature to suspend a state senator or assembly member. It also withheld the salaries and benefits of the suspended legislator. It passed in the June 2016 California primary election. The amendment was proposed to the

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by State Senator

Darrell Steinberg Darrell Steven Steinberg (born October 15, 1959) is an American politician and attorney who was the 56th mayor of Sacramento, California from 2016 to 2024. He was elected to be mayor on June 7, 2016 (avoiding a runoff). Before that, he was Calif ...

. Proponents of the amendment include

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, League of Women Voters San Luis Obispo County and California Forward. Opponents of the amendment include Joel Anderson and Jon Fleischman, a well-known Republican blogger. 2016 California Proposition 50 results map by county

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