California Proposition 23, Legislative Help Expenses Amendment (1938)
| California Proposition 23 | |
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| Election date November 8, 1938 | |
| Topic State legislatures measures | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 23 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 8, 1938. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing for $10 per day per member of both houses of the legislature for legislative help. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing for $10 per day per member of both houses of the legislature for legislative help. |
Election results
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California Proposition 23 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 451,880 | 24.69% | ||
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1,378,262 | 75.31% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 23 was as follows:
| “ | Legislative Help | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Assembly Constitutional Amendment 51. Amends section 23a of Article IV of Constitution, providing for legislative help; provides that total expense for officers, employees and attaches, for both houses, at any regular or extraordinary session, shall not exceed a total sum equivalent to ten dollars per day per member, to be apportioned between the two houses as Legislature shall provide. | ” |
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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