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Washington HJR 13, Approval of Government Salaries Amendment (1940)
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| Topic Elections and campaigns and Salaries of government officials |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington HJR 13 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 5, 1940. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing people or the legislature to fix or change the salaries of constitutional officers, limiting legislators' salaries to $50 a month, and repealing constitutional salary limitations. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing people or the legislature to fix or change the salaries of constitutional officers, limiting legislators' salaries to $50 a month, and repealing constitutional salary limitations. |
Election results
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Washington HJR 13 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 183,478 | 41.39% | ||
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259,842 | 58.61% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for HJR 13 was as follows:
| “ | A Resolution amending Article III of the State Constitution by adding a new section, to be known as Section 26, providing that the people, by initiative, or the legislature by appropriate enactment, may fix, change, raise or lower the salary of any constitutional officer of the state, including members of the legislature, but limiting the salary of legislators to fifty dollars per month, and repealing all constitutional salary limitations. | ” |
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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Footnotes
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