Wages and pay on the ballot

Wages and pay on the ballot: This topic refers to ballot measures regarding the establishment or increase of employee wages, for example. Additionally, the topic includes measures regarding paycheck protection. Subtopics include minimum wage and union dues.

Examples:

• Colorado Limitation on Public Payroll Deductions Initiative, Amendment 49 (2008)
• New Jersey Wage Assessment Amendment, Public Question 1 (2010)

Ballot measures lists

By state Note: The list below automatically compiles all potential and certified ballot measures being tracked by Ballotpedia. Sometimes a measure that has been abandoned by petitioners or in the legislature will still be listed until a legal deadline passes. As more deadlines pass in any given year, the list will more accurately represent which measures will actually go before voters in the current year. Alabama Alabama Judicial Retirement Measure, Amendment 1 (March 2016) Arizona Arizona Measure Nos. 100-101, Commission Members to Receive Same Pay Amendment (1930) Arizona Proposition 300, Public Contract Wages Initiative (1984) Arizona Measure Nos. 314-315, Semi-Monthly Payday for State Employees Referendum (1912) California California Proposition 25, Life Payment Initiative (1938) California Proposition 3, School Pay and State Support Initiative (1946) California Proposition 1, Retirement Warrants Initiative (1939) California Proposition 15, Changes to Constitutional Provisions Amendment (1970) California Proposition 226, Ban on Political Contributions from Payroll Deductions Initiative (June 1998) Colorado Colorado Amendment 49, Prohibition of Paycheck Deductions Initiative (2008) Florida Florida Amendment 8, Garnishment of Wages for Debt Obligations Amendment (1942) North Dakota North Dakota Income Tax Increase and Withholding Referendum, Measure 2 (1987) South Dakota South Dakota Soldiers' Bonus (1920) Washington Washington Initiative 13, Eight-Hour Workday Measure (1914) By year Note: The list below automatically compiles all potential and certified ballot measures being tracked by Ballotpedia. Sometimes a measure that has been abandoned by petitioners or in the legislature will still be listed until a legal deadline passes. As more deadlines pass in any given year, the list will more accurately represent which measures will actually go before voters in the current year. 2016 Alabama Judicial Retirement Measure, Amendment 1 (March 2016) 2008 Colorado Amendment 49, Prohibition of Paycheck Deductions Initiative (2008) 1998 California Proposition 226, Ban on Political Contributions from Payroll Deductions Initiative (June 1998) 1987 North Dakota Income Tax Increase and Withholding Referendum, Measure 2 (1987) 1984 Arizona Proposition 300, Public Contract Wages Initiative (1984) 1970 California Proposition 15, Changes to Constitutional Provisions Amendment (1970) 1946 California Proposition 3, School Pay and State Support Initiative (1946) 1942 Florida Amendment 8, Garnishment of Wages for Debt Obligations Amendment (1942) 1939 California Proposition 1, Retirement Warrants Initiative (1939) 1938 California Proposition 25, Life Payment Initiative (1938) 1930 Arizona Measure Nos. 100-101, Commission Members to Receive Same Pay Amendment (1930) 1920 South Dakota Soldiers' Bonus (1920) 1914 Washington Initiative 13, Eight-Hour Workday Measure (1914) 1912 Arizona Measure Nos. 314-315, Semi-Monthly Payday for State Employees Referendum (1912) Did not make ballot Did not make ballot Oregon Voter Approval of Employee Rights Changes Initiative (2014) Arizona Political Use of Paychecks Amendment, (2014) Missouri Service Provider Compensation Initiative (2016) Alabama Cost of Living Increases for State Employees Amendment (2016) Alabama Minimum Wage Amendment (2016) Oregon Public Employee Compensation Initiative (2020) Washington Requirements for Minimum Compensation and Benefits Relative to Highest-Paid Employees Initiative (2019) Arizona State Preemption of Local Labor and Wage Laws Amendment (2022) Arizona Statewide Salary for Educators Amendment (2024)

Voting on Wages and Pay Ballot Measures By state By year Not on ballot Local Salaries of local officials Labor and unions Local pensions Local wages and pay Issues Measures by topic Measures by year Measures by state