No dual lucrative offices
Official text rightpowerlimitif conditionlegal term
A person holding a lucrative office under the United States or other power may not hold a civil office of profit. A local officer or postmaster whose compensation does not exceed 500 dollars per year or an officer in the militia or a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States except where on active federal duty for more than 30 days in any year is not a holder of a lucrative office, nor is the holding of a civil office of profit affected by this military service.
History: Sec. 7 added June 8, 1976, by Prop. 14. Res.Ch. 5, 1976.
Simplified explanation
A person holding a lucrative office under the United States or other power may not hold a civil office of profit. Low-paid local officers and postmasters, militia officers and most military reservists do not hold lucrative offices for this purpose.