California Proposition 24, Legislative Payroll Expenses Amendment (1914)
| California Proposition 24 | |
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| Election date November 3, 1914 | |
| Topic Salaries of government officials | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 24 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 3, 1914. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported increasing the daily pay total allowed for all officers, employees, and attaches of the state Assembly to $600 per day and keeping the daily pay total allowed for all officers, employees, and attaches of the state Senate to $500. |
A “no” vote opposed increasing the daily pay total allowed for all officers, employees, and attaches of the state Assembly to $600 per day and keeping the daily pay total allowed for all officers, employees, and attaches of the state Senate to $500. |
Election results
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California Proposition 24 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 87,315 | 15.01% | ||
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494,272 | 84.99% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 24 was as follows:
| “ | Assembly Payroll Expenses | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Assembly Constitutional Amendment 23 amending section 23a of article IV of constitution. Increases the amount allowed for the total expense for officers, employees and attachés of assembly at any regular or biennial session of legislature from present amount of five hundred dollars per day to six hundred dollars per day; makes no other change in operation of present section. | ” |
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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