Washington Substitute SJR 9 Part 1, Compensation of Elected Officials Amendment (1958)
| Washington SJR 9 Part 1 | |
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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 9 Part 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 4, 1958. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported empowering the legislature to increase or decrease the compensation of all elected state and county officials. |
A “no” vote opposed empowering the legislature to increase or decrease the compensation of all elected state and county officials. |
Election results
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Washington SJR 9 Part 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 199,361 | 26.98% | ||
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539,483 | 73.02% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for SJR 9 Part 1 was as follows:
| “ | COMPENSATION OF ELECTED OFFICIALS Shall the state constitution be amended to provide that the legislature may increase or decrease the compensation of all elected officials of the state and all elected officials of the counties and that any such change in compensation shall be effective immediately; subject to the people's power of referendum? | ” |
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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