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California Proposition 210, Minimum Wage Increase Initiative (1996)

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California Proposition 210
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Election date
November 5, 1996
Topic
Minimum wage
Status
Approveda Approved
Type
State statute		Origin
Citizens

California Proposition 210 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on November 5, 1996. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported increasing the state minimum wage to $5.00 per hour on March 1, 1997, and to $5.75 per hour on March 1, 1998.

A "no" vote opposed increasing the state minimum wage to $5.00 per hour on March 1, 1997, and to $5.75 per hour on March 1, 1998.


Election results

California Proposition 210

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

5,937,569 61.45%
No 3,724,598 38.55%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Overview

Proposition 210 increased the minimum hourly wage paid by employers to employees working in all industries in California to $5.00 per hour beginning March 1, 1997, and to $5.75 per hour beginning March 1, 1998.

California first adopted laws setting a minimum wage in 1916, 22 years before the federal government set a minimum wage.

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 210 was as follows:

“

Minimum Wage Increase.

”

Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

“

Increases the state minimum wage for all industries to $5.00 per hour on March 1, 1997, and then to $5.75 per hour on March 1, 1998.

Requires the California Industrial Welfare Commission to adopt minimum wage orders consistent with this section, which shall be final and conclusive for all purposes.		”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Fiscal impact statement

The fiscal impact statement was as follows:[1]

“
The fiscal effect of this measure would depend on whether the federal minimum wage increase passed by Congress in August is signed into law. Because California's minimum wage must be at least as high as the federal rate, an increase in the federal rate would reduce the incremental fiscal effects of this measure.
Unknown net impact on state and local government revenues, primarily depending on the measure's effect on the level of employment, income, and taxable sales in California.
Annual state and local government wage-related costs of approximately $300 million (about $120 million if the federal minimum wage increase is enacted).
Net annual savings in state health and welfare programs, potentially in the low tens of millions of dollars ($10 million to $15 million if the federal minimum wage is enacted).

[2]

”


Path to the ballot

See also: Signature requirements for ballot measures in California

In 1996, 433,269 valid signatures were required to qualify an initiated state statute for the ballot.

See also

1996 Measures

California

News and analysis


External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ University of California, "Voter Guide," accessed May 6, 2021
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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