California Proposition 11, Judicial Salaries Amendment (1980)
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| Topic State judiciary |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
California Proposition 11 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 4, 1980. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported eliminating the additional pay being given to judges because of the Supreme Court's ruling, eliminating additional benefits being received by retired judges and their survivors because of the Supreme Court's ruling, allowing the legislature to stop expected increase to a judge's salary during their term as long as it does not cause a decrease to their pay, and establishing that judicial salaries are not an obligation of contract. |
A “no” vote opposed eliminating the additional pay being given to judges because of the Supreme Court's ruling, eliminating additional benefits being received by retired judges and their survivors because of the Supreme Court's ruling, allowing the legislature to stop expected increase to a judge's salary during their term as long as it does not cause a decrease to their pay, and establishing that judicial salaries are not an obligation of contract. |
Election results
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California Proposition 11 |
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5,204,250 | 70.30% | ||
| No | 2,198,702 | 29.70% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 11 was as follows:
| “ | Judges' Salaries | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | JUDGES' SALARIES. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Establishes base salary of a judge of a court of record, beginning on January 1, 1981, as equal the annual salary payable as of July 1, 1980, for that office had the judge been elected in 1978. Provides Legislature may prescribe salary increases during a term of office, may terminate prospective increases at any time during a term of office, but shall not reduce a salary during a term of office below the highest level paid during that term. Provides that laws setting the salaries of judges shall not constitute an obligation of contract. Fiscal impact on state and local governments: State salary and pension reductions of approximately $2.7 million from 1981 through 1986. | ” |
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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