HomeMy WebLinkAbout62-158RESOLUTION NO. 62-158 OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA,
CALIFORNIA, EXPRESSING OPPOSITION TO THE BONELLI
PLAN TO REAPPORTION THE CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana, State of
California, finds that the Senate Reapportionment Initiative
Constitutional Amendment will appear on the November 6, 1962, ballot
as Proposition No. 23; and
WHEREAS, Said.City Council finds that Proposition No. 23 would
totally destroy California's existing method of equitable legislative
apportionment, which is based on our traditional Federal system with
its protective mechanism of checks and balances, and would substitute
therefor a system whereby representation in both houses of the
Legislature would be based on population; and
WHEREAS, Said City Council finds further that it is a widely-
recognized principle in our great nation that representation in the
legislative branch of government is equitably apportioned not according
to population alone, but according to two factors, to-wit: population
and territory; and
WHEREAS, It is a proven matter of record that our State Senate
as presently constituted has been keenly responsive to urban problems
and the needs of cities, and that many of California's ablest members
of the State Senate are from less heavily-populated cities and rural
areas; and
WHEREAS, There is
control of our State Government would be placed in the hands
political organizations in a few heavily-populated counties;
imminent danger that under Proposition No.
of
and
23
WHEREAS, There is no apparent justification for a change in
the method of apportionment of State Senate districts, particularly
in view of the fact that under our existing system of legislative
apportionment this State has reached a measure of greatness unmatched
by any of our sister states.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana, State of California, does hereby officially go on
record as being unconditionally opposed to said Proposition No. 23,
the State Senate Reapportionment Initiative Constitutional Amendment
that will be submitted to the voters of the State on November 6, 1962.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa
Aha at its regular meeting held on the 6th day of August, 1962.
ATTEST:
ASSISTANT CLERK OF~HE COUNCIL
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF SANTA ANA )
SS
I, HELEN BOYD, do hereby certify that I am the Assistant Clerk
of the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the foregoing Resolution
was regularly introduced to said Council at its regular meeting held
on the ~th day of August, 1962, and was at said meeting regularly
passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit:
AYES, COUNCILMEN:
NOES, COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: No~
~" H. Hetnly, Bob Brewer~ A. . H ll
ASSISTANT CLERK O~THE COUNCIL
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