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Washington Charter Schools, Initiative 177 (1996)
From Ballotpedia
November 5, 1996 election ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the Legislature, where it was defeated.
Election results
| Initiative 177 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 1,380,816 | 64.4% | ||
| Yes | 762,367 | 35.6% | ||
Text on the Ballot
The question asked on the ballot was, "Shall voters be authorized to create "renewed" school districts where nonprofit organizations may operate publicly-funded "independent" public schools with parental choice and revised state regulation?"
Four years later, voters also defeated the Charter Schools Act, Initiative 729.
See also
- Washington 1996 ballot measures
- List of Washington ballot measures
- 1996 ballot measures
- Education on the State of Washington ballot
External links
- State of Washington 1996 ballot measure election results
- 1996 Washington Ballot Measures Details
- List of all 1996 Initiatives to the Legislature
- List of all Initiatives to the Legislature
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