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Washington Butter Substitutes, Referendum 16 (1924)
Election results
| Referendum 16 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 203,016 | 54.56% | ||
| Yes | 169,047 | 45.44% | ||
A "yes" vote for a veto referendum is a vote in favor of the legislative act that those who collected signatures to force onto the ballot are hoping to overturn. A "no" vote is a vote against the legislative act that provoked the veto referendum.
In this case, Chapter 22, Laws of 1923, regarding butter substitutes, did not become law.
Text on the Ballot
An Act to prohibit the manufacture, sale or excahnge of any substitute for butter containing milk which contains any vegetable fat or any cendensed or evaporated milk containing any vegetable fat; also prohibiting the manufacture, sale or exchange of any butter substitute containing milk unless the milk therein be pure milk from which no butter fat has been removed, or any condensed or evaporated milk, or substitute therefore containing milk, unless the milk used therein be pure and unadulterated; and providing penalties.
See also
- Washington 1924 ballot measures
- List of Washington State veto referenda
- Business regulation ballot measures in the State of Washington
- Washington Oleomargarine Act, Initiative 180 (1952)
- List of Washington ballot measures
- 1924 ballot measures
- List of ballot measures by year
- List of ballot measures by state
External links
- History of State of Washington veto referendum measures
- Washington 1924 Election Results
- Washington 1924 Voter Guide
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