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Article XXXI of the Washington State Constitution is labeled Sex Equality - Rights and Responsibilities. It includes sections 1 and 2, for a total of two sections.

Article XXXI has been amended one time, in 1972.

Washington Gender Equality, HJR 61 (1972)

Section 1

Text of Section 1:

Equality Not Denied Because of Sex.

Equality of rights and responsibility under the law shall not be denied or abridged on account of sex.^[1]

Section 2

Text of Section 2:

Enforcement Power of Legislature.

The legislature shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.^[1]

Amendments

Constitutional Amendment 61, approved on November, 1972.

The name of this Article and the captions have been supplied by the reviser.

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Washington State Legislature, "Washington Constitution," accessed March 30, 2014

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