Washington Amendment to Article II Sec. 23, Legislature Pay Increase Amendment (1922)

Washington Amendment to Article II Sec. 23
Election date November 7, 1922
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 7, 1922. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported this constitutional amendment to increase the pay for legislators from $5 a day to $10 a day.

A “no” vote opposed this constitutional amendment to increase the pay for legislators from $5 a day to $10 a day.

Election results

Washington Amendment to Article II Sec. 23
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		52,621	24.56%
No		161,677	75.44%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

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

“

An Act amending section 23 of article II of the State Constitution relating to compensation to be paid members of the legislature by increasing the compensation of such members from $5.00 to $10.00 a day for each day's attendance during the session.

”

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

1922 Measures

• 1922 Measures
• State legislatures measures on the ballot
• Salaries of government officials on the ballot
• 1922 legislative sessions

Washington

• Washington ballot measures
• Washington ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• Washington Voter Guide (1922)