Washington Equality of Rights Shall Not Be Abridged Because of Sex, Amendment 61 (1972)

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State of Washington Constitutional Amendment 61 (House Joint Resolution 61) was a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment to the Washington State Constitution. It was on the November 7, 1972 ballot in the State of Washington, where it was approved.

Amendment 61 amended Article XXXI, Section 2 of the Washington State Constitution.

Election results

Amendment 61
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		645,115	50.13%
No		641,746	49.87%

It was the 61st amendment approved to the Washington State Constitution subsequent to its adoption in 1889.

Question on the Ballot

The ballot question was, "Shall a new article be added to the state constitution to provide that equality of rights and responsibilities under the law shall not be denied or abridged on account of sex, and to authorize the legislature to enforce this provision by the enactment of appropriate legislation?"

See also

• Washington 1972 ballot measures
• 1972 ballot measures
• List of Washington ballot measures
• List of ballot measures by year
• List of ballot measures by state

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• Washington 1972 ballot measure election results
• Washington State Constitution
• 1972 Washington Ballot Measures]