California Proposition 3, Right to Counsel Amendment (June 1972)
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| Topic Civil and criminal trials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
California Proposition 3 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on June 6, 1972. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported eliminating the provision giving a defendant the right to defend themselves, restating that the defendant has the right to counsel, and allowing the legislature to require that a defendant has the assistance of counsel. |
A “no” vote opposed eliminating the provision giving a defendant the right to defend themselves, restating that the defendant has the right to counsel, and allowing the legislature to require that a defendant has the assistance of counsel. |
Election results
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California Proposition 3 |
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2,899,685 | 51.79% | ||
| No | 2,698,955 | 48.21% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 3 was as follows:
| “ | Right to Assistance of Counsel | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Legislative Constitutional Amendment, Amends Constitution to provide that a defendant has the right to have the assistance of counsel in any criminal prosecution. Deletes provision giving defendant the right to defend himself without counsel and authorizes Legislature to require a defendant in a felony ease to have the assistance of counsel. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the California Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the California State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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