Measure on the ballot in the 2016 Multistate 2016 General Election in Mississippi.
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Get StartedA "yes" vote supports raising the minimum wage from $8.31 to $9.30 per hour and increasing it 90 cents each year until the wage reaches $12 in 2020
A "no" vote opposes raising the state minimum wage, keeping it at $8.31 per hour
Creates jobs and helps communities thrive, in support of Amendment 70 (Learn more)
Benefits workers who depend on one or more minimum wage jobs to feed their families, in support of Amendment 70 (Learn more)
The current minimum wage is too low to provide a basic standard of living for some workers and many rely on public assistance to make ends meet, in support of Amendment 70 (Learn more)
The minimum wage has increased only 21% since 2007 when the last voter-approved increase in the minimum wage went into effect, as the cost of living has gone up in Colorado, in support of Amendment 70 (Learn more)
Only about 3% of Coloradans earn minimum wage?this measure would do little to help the working poor, in opposition to Amendment 70 (Learn more)
Colorado businesses cannot afford this raise, in opposition to Amendment 70 (Learn more)
Workers earning the minimum wage may face lay-offs, reduced hours, or fewer benefits, in opposition to Amendment 70 (Learn more)
Colorado businesses may raise prices, impacting low-income workers, in opposition to Amendment 70 (Learn more)
Small and family-owned businesses would be especially impacted in rural communities where the cost of living is lower and economic recovery has been slow compared with urban areas, in opposition to Amendment 70 (Learn more)
Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution increasing the minimum wage to $9.30 per hour with annual increases of $0.90 each January 1 until it reaches $12 per hour effective January 2020, and annually adjusting it thereafter for cost-of-living increases?
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