2012 California Proposition 28

Proposition 28 is a California ballot measure 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 term limits from a limit of 8 years for the Senate 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.[1]

Election results

Results by county.
Limits on Legislators' Terms in Office[2]
Choice Votes %
Yes 3,081,174 61.0
No 1,967,888 39.0
Total votes 5,049,062 100.00
Registered voters and turnout 23,713,027 21.3

See also

  • California Proposition 93 (2008), a failed proposition that proposed a similar change

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.