Washington 1991 ballot measures
From Ballotpedia
Eight statewide ballot measures were on the 1991 ballot in the State of Washington:
- There were two Initiatives to the People, one to impose term limits and one to cap property taxes. Both failed.
- There were two Initiatives to the Legislature, one for abortion rights and one allowing physician-assisted suicide. The abortion measure passed, the suicide measure failed.
- A legislatively-referred state statute to raise taxes to pay for a statewide 911 telephone emergency system; this was approved.
- There were three proposed amendments to the Washington Constitution, all of which failed.
On the ballot
- See also: 1991 ballot measures
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| ITP | Term Limits, #553 | Term limits | Term limits for statewide elective offices | 
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| ITP | Property Taxes, #559 | Taxes | Value property at the January 1, 1985 rate or subsequent sales price, adjusted for cost of living |
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| ITL | Aid-in-Dying, #119 | Suicide | Terminally ill patients allowed to request aid-in-dying from physician |
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| ITL | Abortion, #120 | Abortion | State abortion laws declare woman's right to choose abortion prior to viability | 
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| LRSS | 911 Phone Tax, #42 | Taxes | 911 emergency service throughout state funded by telephone tax |
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| LRCA | Superior Court Commissioners | Judicial reform | County commissions allowed to establish number of Superior Court Commissioners |
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| LRCA | Superior Court Jurisdiction | Judicial reform | Reference to "cases in equity" deleted from Superior Court's original jurisdiction |
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| LRCA | County Home Rule | Admin of gov't | Provide alternative method of drafting county home rule charters for submission to voters |
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External links
- 1991 State of Washington ballot measure election results
- List of all Initiatives to the People
- List of all Initiatives to the Legislature
- List of Legislatively-Referred Statutes through 2006
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