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California Proposition 5, State Employee Retirement Salaries Amendment (1930)
| California Proposition 5 | |
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| Election date November 4, 1930 | |
| Topic Salaries of government officials | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 4, 1930. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the legislature to provide retirement salaries for state employees and creating the requirements and terms for retirement. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the legislature to provide retirement salaries for state employees and creating the requirements and terms for retirement. |
Election results
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California Proposition 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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587,021 | 51.60% | ||
| No | 550,565 | 48.40% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 5 was as follows:
| “ | State Employees Retirement Salaries | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Adds Section 22a to Article IV of Constitution. Empowers Legislature to provide for payment of retirement salaries to State employees, and prescribe requirements and conditions for retirement which shall include minimum period of services, minimum attained age and minimum contribution of funds by employees, but may prescribe lesser requirements for retirement because of disability; contribution rates, service periods and conditions, and amount of retirement salaries, fixed pursuant hereto shall be changed only by two-thirds vote of members elected to each house of Legislature. | ” |
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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