California Proposition 8, Salaries of County Officers Amendment (June 1933)
| California Proposition 8 | |
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| Election date June 27, 1933 | |
| Topic County and municipal governance | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on June 27, 1933. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported requiring the legislature to regulate the compensation of supervisors, district attorneys, and auditors, requiring supervisors to regulate the compensation of other county officers (except Municipal Court judges), requiring supervisors to regulate the number, appointment, terms, and compensation of deputies and employees, and prohibiting the increase of compensation after an election or during a term. |
A “no” vote opposed requiring the legislature to regulate the compensation of supervisors, district attorneys, and auditors, requiring supervisors to regulate he compensation of other county officers (except Municipal Court judges), requiring supervisors to regulate the number, appointment, terms, and compensation of deputies and employees, and prohibiting the increase of compensation after an election or during a term. |
Election results
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California Proposition 8 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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698,186 | 68.18% | ||
| No | 325,920 | 31.82% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 8 was as follows:
| “ | County Government | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Senate Constitutional Amendment 16. Repeals Sections 4 and 9, amends Section 5, Article XI. Requires Legislature to regulate compensation of supervisors, district attorneys and auditors; supervisors to regulate compensation of other officers in county (except Municipal Court judges), and number, appointment, terms and compensation of deputies and employees. Prohibits increase of compensation or extension of term after election or during term. Permits allowance of additional deputies or increase in their compensation. Validates Political Code Section 4056d, enacted by present Legislature, relating to supervisors' powers and duties as to county and township officers, deputies and employees. | ” |
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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