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Washington SJR 4, Fixed Salaries of Elected Officials Amendment (1948)

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Washington SJR 4

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Election date

November 2, 1948

Topic
Salaries of government officials
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Washington SJR 4 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 2, 1948. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported permitting the legislature to fix the salaries of elected state officials.

A “no” vote opposed permitting the legislature to fix the salaries of elected state officials.

Election results

Washington SJR 4

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

318,319 50.62%
No 310,516 49.38%
Results are officially certified.
Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for SJR 4 was as follows:

PROPOSED AMENDMENT to the Constitution to permit the legislature to fix the salaries of the elected state officials.

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Washington Constitution

A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the Washington State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.

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