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Arizona Proposition 103, State Legislative Salaries Amendment (September 1956)
| Arizona Proposition 103 | |
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| Topic Salaries of government officials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Arizona Proposition 103 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Arizona on September 11, 1956. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported increasing state legislators’ salaries to $2,200 per year and $12 per day for regular sessions, special sessions, and business meetings. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing state legislators’ salaries to $2,200 per year and $12 per day for regular sessions, special sessions, and business meetings. |
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 103 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 41,297 | 36.15% | ||
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72,954 | 63.85% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 103 was as follows:
| “ | An amendment providing legislators' salaries of two thousand two hundred dollars per annum and expenses of twelve dollars per day for seventy-five days, regular sessions, twenty days, special sessions, and days spent attending other business meetings of legislators if residing at home and seventeen dollars away from home, with mileage.—HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1 | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Arizona Constitution
A simple majority vote was needed in each chamber of the Arizona State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
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Footnotes
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