Amendment 29, a
legislatively-referred constitutional amendment to the
Washington State Constitution, was on the
November 2, 1954 ballot in the
State of Washington, where it was
approved.
Election results
| Amendment 29 |
|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage |
 a Yes | 364,382 | 55.15% |
| No | 296,362 | 44.85% |
Amendment 29 was a change to Section 33 of Article II of the Washington State Constitution. It was the 29th amendment approved to the (second) Washington State Constitution subsequent to its ratification in October 1889.
Before Amendment 29
Before Amendment 29 was enacted in 1954, Section 33 of Article II had already been amended once, in 1950, with the passage of Canadians Can Own Land in Washington, Amendment 24 (1950). After Amendment 24 was passed and before Amendment 29 came along to change Section 33 again, it said:
- "The ownership of lands by aliens, other than those who in good faith have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, is prohibited in this state, except where acquired by inheritance, under mortgage or in good faith in the ordinary course of justice in the collection of debts; and all conveyances of lands hereafter made to any alien directly, or in trust for such alien, shall be void: Provided, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to lands containing valuable deposits of minerals, metals, iron, coal, or fire clay, and the necessary land for mills and machinery to be used in the development thereof and the manufacture of the products therefrom: And provided further, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to the citizens of such of the Provinces of the Dominion of Canada as do not expressly or by implication prohibit ownership of provincial lands by citizens of this state. Every corporation, the majority of the capital stock of which is owned by aliens, shall be considered an alien for the purposes of this prohibition."
Amendment 29
With the enactment in 1954 of Amendment 29, Section 33 of Article II said:
- "The ownership of lands by aliens, other than those who in good faith have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, is prohibited in this state, except where acquired by inheritance, under mortgage or in good faith in the ordinary course of justice in the collection of debts; and all conveyances of lands hereafter made to any alien directly, or in trust for such alien, shall be void: Provided, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to lands containing valuable deposits of minerals, metals, iron, coal, or fire clay, and the necessary land for mills and machinery to be used in the development thereof and the manufacture of the products therefrom: And provided further, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to the citizens of such of the Provinces of the Dominion of Canada as do not expressly or by implication prohibit ownership of provincial lands by citizens of this state."
After Amendment 29
The entirety of Section 33 of Article II was repealed in 1960 when State of Washington Amendment 42 (1966) was enacted.
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