Proposition 60 was an amendment of the
Constitution of California, enacted in 2004, guaranteeing the right of a party participating in a
primary election
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to also participate in the general election that follows. It was proposed by the
California Legislature and approved by the voters in
referendum
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held as part of the November 2004 election, by a majority of 67%.
Provisions
Proposition 60 related to
partisan
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primary elections for
statewide offices, as well as races for the state legislature, and the
State Board of Equalization. It added to the state constitution Article II, Section 5 (b), stating that
The official summary of the proposition stated
It was declared by the Legislative Analyst to have "no fiscal effect".
Process of enactment
In 2004 the state legislature proposed a constitutional amendment called Senate Constitutional Amendment 18. This contained provisions relating to both primary elections and funds from the sale of government property. This was to be put to voters as a single measure called Proposition 60. However Californians for an Open Primary challenged the measure as a violation of the rule that
ballot propositions must deal with only a single subject. The group wished to have Proposition 60 removed from the ballot. Instead, in ''Californians for an Open Primary v. Shelley'', the
Third District Court of Appeals ordered that the proposition be split, so that the provisions relating to government property would become a separate measure, called
Proposition 60A.
[http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/California_Proposition_60A_(2004) Ballotpedia. "California Proposition 60A (2004)," (retrieved on April 11th, 2009).]
Proposition 60 (including the provisions later excised) was approved by the
California State Senate
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by a vote of 28-3 and by the
State Assembly
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by a by 55–21. On November 2, 2004 it was approved by voters by a majority of 5,806,708 (67.3%) "Yes" votes, to 2,829,284 (32.7%) "No" votes. Proposition 60A was also approved by voters.
References
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External links
Full text of Proposition 60
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