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Proposition 20

California Statewide • 1984 •  Legislative Referendum 

Passed

Result: 51.9% yes, 48.1% no

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This measure would disqualify elected officials from holding office if they were found to have made libelous or slanderous statements during their campaigns. It established a legal mechanism for removing officials based on false and defamatory campaign communications.

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