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Does the Referendum Prevail Over California Legislation?

September 22, 2022 5:27 pmSeptember 22, 2022 5:34 pm

Does a successful referendum overturn a recently-enacted statute by the California Legislature? This question is periodically raised when, such as with two bills signed into law this month by Governor Newsom, opponents of enacted legislation seek to overturn the just-concluded...

Who Holds Greater Lawmaking Power: The Legislature or the People?

August 30, 2022 6:28 amAugust 30, 2022 6:33 am

Who holds more lawmaking power in California? Do elected members of the Legislature or the People of the state have greater lawmaking power? California’s Constitution provides the three branches of government, as well as the rights of direct democracy. Article...

Election Petitions and Petition Signers in California

February 5, 2022 5:33 amFebruary 4, 2022 9:43 pm

The California Elections Code regulates petitions and petition signers in Chapter 2 of Division 0.5 in Sections 100 to 108. Section 100 provides that, whenever an initiative, referendum, recall, nominating petition or paper, or any other petition or paper, is...

SCA 1 – ‘Yes’ means Yes, ‘No’ means No on Referenda

December 8, 2020 3:07 pmDecember 10, 2020 8:46 am

On December 7, the first day of the California Legislature’s 2021-22 Session, Senator Bob Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys), introduced Senate Constitutional Amendment 1, which would place this measure before the statewide voters in June 2022 to make changes to Article II...

What Is Subject to Referendum?

January 3, 2020 6:14 amJanuary 3, 2020 6:17 am

Pursuant to Article II, Section 9 of the California Constitution, “the referendum is the power of the electors to approve or reject statutes or parts of statutes except urgency statutes, statutes calling elections, and statutes providing for tax levies or...

Voting on a Referendum

December 6, 2019 6:45 amDecember 6, 2019 6:41 am

There are a few unique aspects of a referendum in California, which is one of three forms of direct democracy in this state. The referendum is set forth in the California Constitution, in Article II, Section 9, which provides: “The...

The Mechanics of California’s Forms of Direct Democracy

January 21, 2019 8:07 amJanuary 21, 2019 8:08 am

California has three forms of direct democracy and they are set forth in Article 2 of the state constitution. The purpose of this article is to provide information on the initiative, referendum and recall processes used in this state. The...