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Washington District Power Measure, Initiative 1 (1930)
Election results
| Initiative 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 152,487 | 53.81% | ||
| No | 130,901 | 46.19% | ||
Its sponsors filed signatures to qualify it for the ballot as an Initiative to the Legislature. When the legislature did not take action on the proposed legislation, as provided by state constitution, the measure was placed on the ballot.
Initiative 1 became Chapter 1, Laws of 1931.
Text on the Ballot
An Act authorizing the establishment of public utility districts; providing for the construction, purchase, condemnation, acquisition, regulation, maintenance, and operation thereby of plants, properties and facilities for the development and distribution of water and electricity for all purposes; authorizing such districts to levy taxes and to create local assessment districts for the accomplishment of said purposes, and defining the powers and duties of such public utility districts and of certain officers in connection therewith.
See also
- Washington 1930 ballot measures
- List of Washington ballot measures
- 1930 ballot measures
- List of ballot measures by year
- List of ballot measures by state
External links
- List of all Washington State Initiatives to the Legislature
- Washington 1930 Election Results
- Washington 1930 Voter Guide
References
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