Arizona Measure Nos. 314-315, Extension of Unemployment Benefits Initiative (September 1950)
| Arizona Measure Nos. 314-315 | |
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| Topic Public assistance programs |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Arizona Measure Nos. 314-315 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Arizona on November 7, 1950. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported increasing weekly unemployment benefits to $25 and extending the number of benefit-receiving weeks to 26. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing weekly unemployment benefits to $25 and extending the number of benefit-receiving weeks to 26. |
Election results
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Arizona Measure Nos. 314-315 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 57,288 | 36.52% | ||
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99,584 | 63.48% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 314-315 was as follows:
| “ | RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY; PRESCRIBING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS: INCREASING AMOUNT OF WEEKLY BENEFITS TO $25.00; EXTENDING PERIOD OF BENEFITS TO MAXIMUM OF 26 WEEKS; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 56-1003a AND 56-1003b, ARIZONA CODE OF 1939 AS AMENDED. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Arizona, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 10 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election.
See also
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Footnotes
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