List of Washington State veto referenda
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Seventy-two veto referenda were filed with the Washington Secretary of State from 1914 through 2009. Of these, thirty-six qualified for the ballot.
Of the 36 that qualified for the ballot, 24 resulted in voters overturning recent acts of the Washington State Legislature, while in 12 cases, voters ratified a recently-enacted law that was undergoing a veto referendum process.
Legend:
means that an act of the Washington State Legislature was overturned.
means that an act of the legislature was ratified.
1914
Teacher's Retirement, Referendum 1
Quincy Valley Irrigation, Referendum 2
1916
Initiative Laws, Referendum 3
Recall of Elective Officers, Referendum 4
Party Conventions Act, Referendum 5
Anti-Picketing Act, Referendum 6
Certificate of Necessity Act, Referendum 7
Port Commission Act, Referendum 8
Budget System Act, Referendum 9
1918
1922
(Supporters of Measures 11, 12A, 13A and 14A did not submit signatures to qualify their referenda for the ballot.)
Certificate of Necessity Act, Referendum 12B
Physical Examination of School Children, Referendum 13B
Primary Nominations and Registration, Referendum 14B
Party Conventions, Referendum 15
1924
Butter Substitutes, Referendum 16
1934
(Supporters of Referendum 17 did not submit signatures to qualify their measure for the ballot.)
Electric Energy for Cities and Town, Referendum 18
1942
(Supporters of Referenda 19, 20 and 21 did not submit signatures to qualify their measures for the ballot.)
Industrial Insurance, Referendum 22
Legal Advisor for Grand Juries, Referendum 23
Prosecuting Attorneys Act, Referendum 24
1944
Public Utility Districts, Referendum 25
1946
(Supporters of Referenda 26 and 27 did not submit signatures to qualify their measures for the ballot.)
Appointment of Game Commissioners, Referendum 26
State Timber Resources Board, Referendum 27
Accident and Health Insurance, Referendum 28
1958
(Supporters of Referendum 29 did not submit signatures to qualify their measure for the ballot.)
Inheritance Tax on Insurance, Referendum 30
1962
(Supporters of Referendum 31 submitted signatures, but these were found to be insufficient for ballot qualification.)
State Milk Marketing Act, Referendum 32
Private Auditors of Municipal Accounts, Referendum 33
1964
Cardrooms and Bingo Act, Referendum 34
1968
Non-Discrimination by Real Estate Brokers Act, Referendum 35
1973
Minimum Drinking Age Act, Referendum 36
1977
(Supporters of Referenda 37 and 38 did not submit signatures to qualify their measures for the ballot.)
Voter Registration by Mail Act, Referendum 39
Establishment of a State Women's Commission, Referendum 40
1984
A court ordered a writ of prohibition to prevent Referendum 40 from appearing on the November, 1984 election ballot.
1995
(Between 1986 and 1995, supporters of Referendum Measures 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 and 47 did not submit signatures and therefore, none of these measures qualified for the ballot.)
2002
(Between 1995 and 2002, supporters of Referendum Measures 49, 50, 51 and 52 did not submit signatures, or withdrew their measures.)
Unemployment Insurance, Referendum 53
2004
(Supporters of Referendum 54 did not turn in any signatures to qualify their measure for the ballot.)
Charter School Authorization, Referendum 55
2007
(Between 2004-2007, supporters of Referendum Measures 56-66 either did not turn in signatures, withdrew their measures, or bumped into the emergency clause and, as a result, none of these measures went on the ballot.)
Triple Damages for Wrongly Denied Insurance Claims, Referendum 67
2009
{Between 2007-2009, Referendum Measures 68, 69 and 70 were registered, but no signatures were turned in to qualify them for the ballot.)
