Washington 1986 ballot measures

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Six statewide ballot measures were on the November 4, 1986 ballot in the State of Washington.

On the ballot

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITL	Initiative 90	Taxes	Increase sales tax 1/8 of 1% to fund wildlife conservation and recreation	d
LRSS	Referred Bill 40	Nuclear	State to challenge federal selection process for high-level nuclear waste repositories	a
LRCA	Amendment 77	Judiciary	Require public proceedings of the commission that reviews judicial conduct	a
LRCA	Amendment 78	Judiciary	Independent commission to set salaries of legislators, judges, and state elected officials	a
LRCA	Amendment 79	Taxes	Permit voters to approve school excess levies, not exceeding six years for construction, modernization or remodeling	a
LRCA	SJR 138	Elections	Process, timing and eligibility to fill vacancies in legislative and county offices	d

See also

Ballot measures in Washington State
Constitutional amendments
Initiatives to the People
Initiatives to the Legislature
Statutes referred by Legislature
Veto referendums
Political topics on the ballot
Laws • History

• List of Washington ballot measures
• 1986 ballot measures
• List of ballot measures by year
• List of ballot measures by state

External links

• State of Washington 1986 ballot measure election results
• 1986 Washington Voter Guide

Information discrepancy:

The November 4, 1986 ballot measure election results published by the Washington Secretary of State reflect that there were six ballot measures on the November 4, 1986 ballot.

However, the official 1986 election results list, as of January 2010, alludes to "House Joint Resolution 55" which is said to have been approved as an amendment to the Washington State Constitution. HJR 55 is said to have had as its ballot title, "Shall the legislature be authorized, but not required, to establish reasonable transportation rates for both passengers and freight?"

There are two reasons for thinking this might be an error:

1. The online published copy of the Washington State Constitution does not show such an amendment passing in 1986, even though it does list all successful amendments (embedded in the text of the constitution), as of January 2010. 2. An article in the Anchorage Daily News from 1986 that provides an overview of the four proposed constitutional amendments on the 1986 ballot says nothing about any proposed amendment having anything to do with transportation rates. Instead, the Anchorage Daily News article alludes to what is listed above as Amendment 79.