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52Nov 3 election

Issue 5: Minimum Wage Initiative

Passed with 65.9% yes.

Issue 5 · Initiative · Arkansas, November 4, 2014

Yes
548,789
65.9%. The passing rule is not on file.
No
283,524
34.1%
  1. Qualified (Done)

    By voters’ signatures

  2. On the ballot (Done)

    Issue 5

  3. Election day (Done)

    November 4, 2014

  4. Passed (Done)

    65.9% yes

What a yes vote does

Increase the state’s minimum wage from $6.25 to $7.50 per hour on January 1, 2015; to $8 on January 1, 2016; and to $8.50 per hour on January 1, 2017.

What moved

How it got on the ballot

By petition. Voters’ signatures put it on the ballot.

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