Washington Initiative 282, Government Officials' Salary Increase Limits Measure (1973)
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| Topic Salaries of government officials and State judiciary |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 282 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 6, 1973. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported limiting the salary increases of elected officials and judges. |
A “no” vote opposed limiting the salary increases of elected officials and judges. |
Election results
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Washington Initiative 282 |
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798,338 | 80.14% | ||
| No | 197,795 | 19.86% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 282 was as follows:
| “ | Shall state elected officials’ salary increases be limited to 5.5% over 1965 levels, and judges’ the same over 1972 levels? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Washington, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an Initiative to the People.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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