Washington Amendment to Article II Sec. 23, Compensation of Legislators Amendment (1926)

Washington Amendment to Article II Sec. 23
Election date November 2, 1926
Topic Salaries of government officials and State legislatures measures
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Washington Amendment to Article II Sec. 23 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 2, 1926. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported this constitutional amendment to adjust the annual compensation of legislators to $300 and an additional 10 cents per mile for travel to and from legislature meetings.

A “no” vote opposed this constitutional amendment to adjust the annual compensation of legislators to $300 and an additional 10 cents per mile for travel to and from legislature meetings.

Election results

Washington Amendment to Article II Sec. 23
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		75,329	38.53%
No		120,158	61.47%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment to Article II Sec. 23 was as follows:

“

Shall each member of the Legislature receive three hundred dollars per annum for his services and ten cents per mile mileage.

”

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.

See also

1926 Measures

• 1926 Measures
• State legislatures measures on the ballot
• Salaries of government officials on the ballot
• 1926 legislative sessions

Washington

• Washington ballot measures
• Washington ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• Washington Voter Guide (1926)