California Proposition 5, State Officials' Salary Amendment (1926)
| California Proposition 5 | |
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| Election date November 2, 1926 | |
| 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 2, 1926. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported establishing the salary of the Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, and Surveyor as $7,000 per year, establishing the salary of the Attorney General and Superintendent of Public Instruction as $8,000 per year, and allowing the legislature to increase but not decrease this salary. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing the salary of the Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, and Surveyor as $7,000 per year, establishing the salary of the Attorney General and Superintendent of Public Instruction as $8,000 per year, and allowing the legislature to increase but not decrease this salary. |
Election results
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California Proposition 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 360,656 | 39.39% | ||
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554,848 | 60.61% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 5 was as follows:
| “ | Salaries of State Officers | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Senate Constitutional Amendment Amends Section 19 of Article V of Constitution. Declares compensation of Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, and Surveyor General, shall be seven thousand dollars each per year, Attorney General and Superintendent of Public Instruction eight thousand dollars each year; such compensation to be in full for all official services during their respective terms of office; provides that the Legislature may diminish such compensation but can not Increase the same. | ” |
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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