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Washington Executive Officer Salaries Amendment (1920)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials and State executive official measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington Executive Officer Salaries Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 2, 1920. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported the proposed fixed annual salaries of state executive officials. |
A “no” vote opposed the proposed fixed annual salaries of state executive officials. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 71,284 | 29.51% | ||
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170,242 | 70.49% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Executive Officer Salaries Amendment was as follows:
| “ | An Act for the amendment of sections 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21 and 22, article 3, of the state constitution by fixing the annual salaries of certain state officers as follows: Governor, ten thousand dollars; lieutenant governor, two thousand five hundred dollars; secretary of state, five thousand dollars; treasurer, five thousand dollars; auditor, five thousand dollars; attorney general, six thousand dollars; superintendent of public instruction, five thousand dollars. | ” |
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
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Footnotes
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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