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Washington Party Conventions Act, Referendum 5 (1916)
Election results
| Referendum 5 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 200,499 | 80.24% | ||
| Yes | 49,370 | 19.76% | ||
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 52, Laws of 1915 relating to a Party Conventions Act did not become law.
Text on the Ballot
An act relating to, regulating and providing for the nomination of candidates for public office in the State of Washington, providing for the holding of elections to elect delegates to conventions, providing for the holding of county and state conventions by political parties, defining the powers and duties of conventions and party committees, providing for the election of party committeemen, amending sections 4804, 4807, 4809, 4810, 4811, 4826, 4843, and repealing section 4841 of Remington & Ballinger's Annotated Codes and Statues of Washington.
See also
- Washington 1916 ballot measures
- List of Washington State veto referenda
- List of Washington ballot measures
- 1916 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 1916 Election Results
- Washington 1916 Voter Guide
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