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Put on the Ballot by the Legislature
Summary
Amends Constitution to delete references to the municipal courts, which references are now obsolete due to the consolidation of superior and municipal trial courts into unified superior courts. Fiscal Impact: No additional cost to state or local government.
What Your Vote Means
Yes
A YES vote on this measure means: The California Constitution would be amended to remove obsolete references to the municipal courts, and to make conforming changes relating to the membership of the California Judicial Council and the membership of the Commission on Judicial Performance. |
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No
A NO vote on this measure means: The California Constitution would not be amended to remove obsolete references to the municipal courts, and would not be amended to make conforming changes to the membership of the California Judicial Council and the membership of the Commission on Judicial Performance. |
Arguments
Pro
Four years ago the voters authorized the elimination of municipal courts. Municipal courts no longer exist. Their function has been merged into the superior court, for an estimated annual savings of $23,000,000. Proposition 48 cleans up the California Constitution by eliminating obsolete references to the former municipal courts. |
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Con
Proposition 48 would unwisely prohibit the re-establishment of "municipal courts" in any of California’s 58 counties. The elimination of municipal courts in favor of a single "superior court" in each county has created at least the appearance of unfairness and has made local courts more insular and less accountable. |
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