California Constitution Archives - Page 4 of 15

Lawsuit Brews Over SF School Board Decision To Close Schools on Two Muslim Holidays

August 19, 2022 11:36 am

A decision earlier this month by the San Francisco School Board to allow two days off this year for two Islamic holy days in April and June faced multiple new legal challenges this week as many parental, religious, and legal...

Can All California Legislative Rules Be Waived?

August 2, 2022 6:25 amAugust 2, 2022 6:37 am

Almost all legislative rules, even some in the state Constitution, can be waived by legislators. Wait – can that be right? Yes, even some constitutional provisions can be waived. Each two-year Session, the Assembly adopts its Assembly Rules, the Senate...

California Judge Overturns San Francisco Law Allowing Noncitizens to Vote

July 30, 2022 8:53 amAugust 2, 2022 7:31 pm

In 2016, San Francisco voters approved a charter amendment allowing certain noncitizens to vote in school board elections. The Charter amendment also gave the County Board of Supervisors authority to extend the noncitizen voting authorization beyond 2022. On November 2,...

Key State Government Provisions of the California Constitution

June 6, 2022 6:14 amJune 6, 2022 6:19 am

Article III, relating to the State of California, was added to the California Constitution by Proposition 6 on the November 7, 1972 ballot. This article contains nine sections and several relate directly to the operations of state government. Section 1...

Constitutional Provisions Related to the Judiciary

June 4, 2022 7:32 amJune 4, 2022 7:36 am

Just as with the federal government, there are three branches of state government in California. Each branch is set forth in the state Constitution. Article 6, dealing with the judicial branch of government, was added to the California Constitution by...

Public Utilities Under the California Constitution

June 3, 2022 3:10 pmJune 3, 2022 1:02 pm

California’s public utilities are regulated under the Constitution in Article 12, which was added by Proposition 12 at the November 5, 1974 election, as well as statutes enacted by the Legislature. Article XII contains the following nine sections: Section 1...

Local Governments Under the California Constitution

June 3, 2022 6:20 amJune 3, 2022 6:24 am

Local governments are a critical part of California’s government. The 58 counties, 482 cities, and several thousand special districts comprise local government. Article 11, dealing with local government, which was last amended in the California Constitution by Proposition 2 on...