California Proposition 25, Life Payment Initiative (1938)
| California Proposition 25 | |
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| Election date November 8, 1938 | |
| Topic Wages and pay | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 25 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in California on November 8, 1938. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported creating the State Retirement Life Payments Administrator, requiring the state to issue retirement compensation warrants and stamps, and requiring issuance of at least 30 $1.00 warrants for all qualified electors over 50 who is not an employer or employed. |
A “no” vote opposed creating the State Retirement Life Payments Administrator, requiring the state to issue retirement compensation warrants and stamps, and requiring issuance of at least 30 $1.00 warrants for all qualified electors over 50 who is not an employer or employed. |
Election results
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California Proposition 25 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,143,670 | 44.98% | ||
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1,398,999 | 55.02% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 25 was as follows:
| “ | Retirement Life Payments | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Provides for State Retirement Life Payments Administrator, appointed by Governor from three named persons, appointee serving until successor elected in 1940 for four years. Requires State issue retirement compensation warrants, and redemption stamps to be affixed thereon weekly to redeem warrants annually. Requires weekly issuance of at least thirty $1.00 warrants during his life to each qualified California elector fifty years of age not employer nor employed, redeemable in cash by Administrator and receivable in payment of taxes and certain other obligations due to or from State or political subdivisions. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 8 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election. For initiated amendments filed in 1938, at least 186,378 valid signatures were required.
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