California Proposition 3, Salaries of Judges Initiative (1920)
| California Proposition 3 | |
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| Election date November 2, 1920 | |
| Topic Salaries of government officials | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 3 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in California on November 2, 1920. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported increasing the salaries of supreme court justices to $10,000 and increasing the salaries of district courts of appeal judges to $9,000 a year. |
A “no” vote opposed increasing the salaries of supreme court justices to $10,000 and increasing the salaries of district courts of appeal judges to $9,000 a year and supported leaving supreme court justices' pay at $8,000 a year and district court of appeals judges' pay at $7,000 a year. |
Election results
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California Proposition 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 232,418 | 30.14% | ||
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538,655 | 69.86% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 3 was as follows:
| “ | Salaries of Justices | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Initiative measure amending section 17 of Article VI of Constitution. Increases the salary of each Justice of the Supreme Court from $8,000 a year to $10,000 a year, and of each Justice of the District Courts of Appeal from $7,000 a year to $9,000 a year. | ” |
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 1920, at least 55,094 valid signatures were required.
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Footnotes
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