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Rhode Island Legislative Compensation, Proposal 10 (1970)

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The Rhode Island Legislative Compensation, Proposal 10 was on the ballot in Rhode Island on November 3, 1970, as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. It was defeated. The amendment would have set legislative pay at $50 per day in attendance, with the House Speaker earning $75 per day in attendance. Mileage compensation would have been set at eight cents per mile. All compensation would have been capped after sixty days in attendance.[1]

Election results

Rhode Island Proposal 10 (1970)
ResultVotesPercentage
Defeatedd No117,93858.32%
Yes84,29641.68%

Election results via: Referenda Elections for Rhode Island 1968-1990

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