California Proposition 210, Minimum Wage Increase Initiative (1996)
California Proposition 210 | |
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Election date November 5, 1996 | |
Topic Minimum wage | |
Status Approved | |
Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 210 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on November 5, 1996. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported increasing the state minimum wage to $5.00 per hour on March 1, 1997, and to $5.75 per hour on March 1, 1998. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing the state minimum wage to $5.00 per hour on March 1, 1997, and to $5.75 per hour on March 1, 1998. |
Election results
California Proposition 210 |
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Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
5,937,569 | 61.45% | |||
No | 3,724,598 | 38.55% |
Overview
Proposition 210 increased the minimum hourly wage paid by employers to employees working in all industries in California to $5.00 per hour beginning March 1, 1997, and to $5.75 per hour beginning March 1, 1998.
California first adopted laws setting a minimum wage in 1916, 22 years before the federal government set a minimum wage.
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 210 was as follows:
“ | Minimum Wage Increase. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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Increases the state minimum wage for all industries to $5.00 per hour on March 1, 1997, and then to $5.75 per hour on March 1, 1998. Requires the California Industrial Welfare Commission to adopt minimum wage orders consistent with this section, which shall be final and conclusive for all purposes. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Fiscal impact statement
The fiscal impact statement was as follows:[1]
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Path to the ballot
In 1996, 433,269 valid signatures were required to qualify an initiated state statute for the ballot.
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Footnotes
- ↑ University of California, "Voter Guide," accessed May 6, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.