2016 California Proposition 50

none Proposition 50, also known as the California Suspension of Legislators Amendment and Prop 50, was a California ballot proposition and proposed state constitution amendment intended to require a two-thirds vote in the respective chamber of the state legislature to suspend a state senator or assembly member. It also withheld the salaries and benefits of the suspended legislator. It passed in the June 2016 California primary election. The amendment was proposed to the California State Legislature by State Senator Darrell Steinberg.California Proposition 50, Legislator Suspension Amendment (June 2016) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_50,_Legislator_Suspension_Amendment_(June_2016) 2023-05-20 Ballotpedia en Proponents of the amendment include League of Women Voters of California,2016-03-28 Proposition 50: Suspension of Legislators https://lwvc.org/vote/elections/ballot-recommendations/proposition-50-suspension-legislators 2023-05-20 LWVC.org en2016-05-16 League to California: Vote "Yes" on Proposition 50 https://www.times-standard.com/opinion/20160516/league-to-california-vote-yes-on-proposition-50 2023-05-20 Times-Standard en-US League of Women Voters San Luis Obispo CountyBader Marguerite May 16, 2016 Letter: Vote 'Yes' on Prop 50 https://pasoroblesdailynews.com/letter-vote-yes-on-prop-50/51724/ May 20, 2023 Paso Robles Daily News and California Forward.Wildermuth John 2016-03-31 Prop. 50 would let legislators harshly punish errant colleagues https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Prop-50-would-let-legislators-harshly-punish-7218679.php 2023-05-20 San Francisco Chronicle en-USGuenther John 2016-02-18 Opinion: California's Prop 50--Another step toward restoring public trust https://cafwd.org/news/opinion-prop-50-another-step-toward-restoring-public-trust/ 2023-05-20 California Forward en-US Opponents of the amendment include Joel Anderson2014-11-08 Senator Anderson Opposes SCA 17 Joel Anderson http://district36.cssrc.us/content/senator-anderson-opposes-sca-17 2023-05-20 2014-11-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20141108001057/http://district36.cssrc.us/content/senator-anderson-opposes-sca-17 bot: unknown and Jon Fleischman, a well-known Republican blogger.2016-05-15 Corruption scandals spawn ballot measure that would let lawmakers suspend colleagues without pay https://www.unknown.com/general-news/20160515/corruption-scandals-spawn-ballot-measure-that-would-let-lawmakers-suspend-colleagues-without-pay 2023-05-20 Daily Democrat en-US 300px|thumb|Proposition 50 Results by county Yes: #28497C 80–90% #47729E 70–80% #7D9CBB 60–70% Results +ResultVotesPercentageYes5,601,05475.60No1,808,29124.40 References Category:2016 ballot measures in the United States Category:2016 California ballot propositions