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Washington SJR 20, Compensation for Legislators Amendment (1936)
| Washington SJR 20 | |
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| Topic Salaries of government officials and State legislatures measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington SJR 20 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 3, 1936. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported compensating each legislator five dollars per day for expenses and five dollars per day for services. |
A “no” vote opposed compensating each legislator five dollars per day for expenses and five dollars per day for services. |
Election results
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Washington SJR 20 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 124,639 | 28.44% | ||
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313,660 | 71.56% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for SJR 20 was as follows:
| “ | A proposal to amend section 23, article II of the constitution by providing that each member of the legislature shall receive five dollars per day for expenses in addition to five dollars per day for services, and mileage, now provided. | ” |
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
External links
Footnotes
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