California Proposition 19, Judicial Pensions Amendment (1926)
| California Proposition 19 | |
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| Election date November 2, 1926 | |
| Topic Pension | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 19 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 2, 1926. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported providing for pensions of half their last salary for judges of the supreme court, district court of appeal, and superior courts who were over the age of 60 and had an accumulation of 24 years of service in one or more of those courts. |
A “no” vote opposed providing for pensions of half their last salary for judges of the supreme court, district court of appeal, and superior courts who were over the age of 60 and had an accumulation of 24 years of service in one or more of those courts. |
Election results
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California Proposition 19 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 286,147 | 31.09% | ||
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634,311 | 68.91% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 19 was as follows:
| “ | Pensioning Judges | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Assembly Constitutional Amendment 25. Adds Section 26 to Article VI of Constitution. Declares Supreme Court, District Court of Appeal and Superior Court Judges, sixty years of age and no impeached, terminating service aggregating twenty-four years in one or more of said courts, shall receive for life monthly salary equaling half that last received; permits those who have not practiced law after such termination, if otherwise qualified, to serve as judges in courts wherein they were last eligible and in inferior courts of record, receiving therefor such additional compensation as legislature prescribes. | ” |
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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