Posted on 09/24/2005 3:53:28 PM PDT by FairOpinion
"Don't these initiatives require 2/3?"
NO.
"The State Constitution provides that if a particular provision of a proposition that has been approved by the voters is in conflict with a particular provision of another proposition approved by the voters, only the provision in the measure with the higher number of yes votes would take effect. Proposition 78 specifies that its provisions would go into effect in their entirety, and that none of the provisions of a competing measure such as Proposition 79 would take effect, if Proposition 78 received the higher number of yes votes."
http://www.voterguide.ss.ca.gov/prop78/analysis.shtml
http://www.voterguide.ss.ca.gov/
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.