Californians for an Open Primary v. McPherson

Filed 5/25/06

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA

CALIFORNIANS FOR AN OPEN                        )

PRIMARY et al.,                        )

                                                )

                        Petitioners,                        )

                                                )                        S126780

                        v.                        )

                                                )

BRUCE McPHERSON,                        )                         Ct. App. 3 C047231

as Secretary of State, etc.,                        )

                                                )

                        Respondent;                        )

                                                )

cALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE,                        )

                                                )

                        Real Party in Interest.                        )

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Story Continued from Part II ………..

resolution chapter 263 (Assem. Const. Amend. No. 30, Stats. 1969 (1969 Reg. Sess.) res. ch. 263, pp. 3933-3934 [repackaging proposed changes to articles X, XVII, and XX]), and finally, resolution chapter 340 (Assem. Const. Amend. No. 28, Stats. 1969 (1969 Reg. Sess.) res. ch. 340, pp. 4016-4019 (hereafter referred to as Resolution 340) [repackaging proposed changes to articles IV, XVIII, and XXIV]), the Legislature  -- as it had done earlier with respect to Resolution 139 in 1966 and Resolution 184 in 1968  -- characterized the measure as proposing a revision (or partial revision) of the Constitution.  (See Stats. 1969 (1969 Reg. Sess.) res. chs. 263, 340, pp. 3933, 3934, 4004 & 4016.) 

            Through Resolution 340, the Legislature again (as it had in 1968) proposed to amend article XVIII, section 1, by (1)  allowing the Legislature, after proposing a constitutional amendment or revision, to â€