How many sections does Article 21 have? This article contains three sections. What does Article 21 relate to? It relates to redistricting. When must redistricting in California take place? Section 1 states that, in the year following the year in...
How many sections does Article 3 have? This article contains nine sections: What does Article 3 relate to? It relates to the State of California. What is the relationship between California and the country? Section 1 specifies that the State...
On April 22, 2024, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge struck down Senate Bill 9 (Atkins), which was enacted in 2021 as Chapter 162. SB 9 dealt with approvals for housing development. According to the Assembly Floor analysis, SB 9...
Can an initiative measure be amended by the Legislature? Yes, Article II, Section 10 of the California Constitution provides in Subdivision (c): The Legislature may amend or repeal a referendum statute. The Legislature may amend or repeal an initiative statute...
What is the referendum? It is “the power of the electors to approve or reject statutes or parts of statutes.” What types of statutes are not subject to a referendum? They are urgency statutes, statutes calling elections, and statutes providing...
What is the recall? It is defined as the “the power of the electors to remove an elective officer.” Where is the authority for a recall? It is found in the California Constitution in Article II, Section 13. How is...
Most of the provisions of the California Constitution concerning the Legislature are found in Article IV, Sections 1 thru 28. Nonetheless, there are a number of provisions found in other articles of the state Constitution affecting the duties and powers...