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California Proposition 5, Salaries of Legislators Amendment (1958)
| California Proposition 4 | |
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| Election date November 4, 1958 | |
| Topic Salaries of government officials | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 4, 1958. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the legislator to set legislators' salaries and capping the legislators' salaries to the average salary of county supervisors in the five most populous counties. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the legislator to set legislators' salaries and capping the legislators' salaries to the average salary of county supervisors in the five most populous counties. |
Election results
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California Proposition 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,248,474 | 29.97% | ||
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2,916,671 | 70.03% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 5 was as follows:
| “ | Compensation of Legislators | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Senate Constitutional Amendment No.6. Permits Legislature to fix legislators' salaries by statute, but not in excess of average salary of county supervisors in the five most populous counties. | ” |
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.
See also
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Footnotes
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