California Proposition 1, Salary of Legislators Amendment (1962)
| California Proposition 1 | |
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| Election date November 6, 1962 | |
| Topic Salaries of government officials | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 6, 1962. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported establishing that the salary of state legislators shall not be greater than half the salary of members of Congress and establishing that changes in salary shall have no effect on retirement benefits. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing that the salary of state legislators shall not be greater than half the salary of members of Congress and establishing that changes in salary shall have no effect on retirement benefits. |
Election results
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California Proposition 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,606,597 | 34.05% | ||
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3,111,458 | 65.95% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 1 was as follows:
| “ | Compensation of Legislators | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Assembly Constitutional Amendment No 9. Provides salaries of members of the Legislature shall not exceed amount established by law not exceed an annual amount of one-half of the annual salary of a member of Congress in effect on January 1, 1962. Provides that any change in compensation under this amendment shall not be considered in computing retirement benefits. Amendment effective January 1, 1963. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the California Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the California State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
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Footnotes
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