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The Constitution of California is among the longest in the world. [4] This is predominantly due to additions by California ballot propositions, which allow enacting amendments by a simple majority vote in a referendum. Since its enactment, the California constitution has been amended an average of five times each year. [5]
In 1961, California Assemblyman John A. Busterud proposed to expand the power of the Commission to require its approval for the Governor to appoint judges, [4] which was endorsed by Caspar Weinberger. [5] A bill to that effect was introduced in 1963. [6] The Commission has been criticized by various groups since shortly after its creation. [7]
Bernard Witkin's Summary of California Law, a legal treatise popular with California judges and lawyers. The Constitution of California is the foremost source of state law. Legislation is enacted within the California Statutes, which in turn have been codified into the 29 California Codes.
The judiciary of California interprets and applies the law, and is defined under the Constitution, law, and regulations. The judiciary has a hierarchical structure with the Supreme Court at the apex. The superior courts are the primary trial courts, and the courts of appeal are the primary appellate courts.
Another piece of legislation, Assembly Constitutional Amendment 5 (ACA 5), was introduced by Assembly Members Weber, Gipson, and Santiago on January 18, 2019. [24] ACA 5 was a resolution to propose to California voters an amendment to repeal Proposition 209. ACA 5 eventually became Proposition 16 and failed in the 2020 election.
In 1964, white Californians overwhelmingly voted to make segregation a part of the state's Constitution with the passage of Prop 14. How the L.A. Times helped write segregation into California's ...
California voters will decide in November whether to remove an exemption for involuntary servitude from the state constitution under a proposal the state Legislature approved Thursday.
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