Washington Electric Power Act, Initiative 52 (1924)

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An Electric Power Act, Initiative 52 ballot proposition was on the November 4, 1924 statewide ballot in the State of Washington as an Initiative to the People, where it was defeated.


Election results

Initiative 52
ResultVotesPercentage
Defeatedd No217,39360.91%
Yes 139,492 39.09%

Path to the ballot

Initiative 52 was filed on April 8, 1924.

Text on the Ballot

An Act authorizing cities and towns to purchase, sell and dispose of electric current, inside or outside their corporate limits, without the payment of any tax thereon; authorizing the acquisition, construction, operation and maintenance of facilities in connection therewith, and authorizing cities and towns to condemn private property, including the right to use and damage railroads, not common carriers, booming, rafting and sorting works, for such purposes.

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