List of Washington ballot measures

This page provides a list of ballot measures that have appeared on the statewide ballot in Washington.

List of ballot measures by year

Measures are listed in reverse-chronological order, with the most recent and upcoming elections appearing first. Tables include brief summaries, relevant topics, and the election results for each measure.

2025

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	Senate Joint Resolution 8201	Public assistance programs; Restricted-use funds	Allow the Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Trust Fund to be invested in stocks

2024

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative 2066	Utility policy; Fossil fuel energy	Prohibit state and local governments from restricting access to natural gas	a	1,941,474 (52%)	1,813,169 (48%)
IndISS	Initiative 2109	Taxes	Repeal the capital gains excise tax imposed on long-term capital assets by individuals with capital gains over $250,000	d	1,364,510 (36%)	2,437,419 (64%)
IndISS	Initiative 2117	Taxes; Energy; Environment	Prohibit carbon tax credit trading and repeal provisions of the 2021 Washington Climate Commitment Act (CCA), a state law that provided for a cap and invest program designed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 95% by 2050	d	1,437,103 (38%)	2,340,077 (62%)
IndISS	Initiative 2124	Income taxes; Public health insurance; Public assistance programs	Allow all employees and self-employed individuals to opt out of paying the tax and receiving benefits under WA Cares, the state's long-term services and supports trust health care program	d	1,668,435 (45%)	2,077,216 (55%)

2022

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 39	Transportation; Taxes	Advise the Legislature to either maintain or repeal a tax increase on aircraft fuel from 11 cents to 18 cents per gallon	d	1,189,673 (41%)	1,704,666 (59%)
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 40	Taxes; Transportation	Advise the Legislature to either maintain or repeal a tax on transportation network companies	d	1,378,471 (48%)	1,494,471 (52%)

2021

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 36	Taxes	Advises the legislature to either maintain or repeal a tax on phone lines to fund behavioral health and suicide prevention services passed in HB 1477	d	834,818 (46%)	975,602 (54%)
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 37	Taxes	Advises the legislature to either maintain or repeal a capital gains tax increase to fund education and child services passed in SB 5096	d	707,354 (39%)	1,108,531 (61%)
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 38	Taxes	Advises the legislature to either maintain or repeal a tax on captive insurers passed in SB 5315	d	761,093 (43%)	1,015,197 (57%)

2020

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 32	Taxes	Advises legislature to either repeal or maintain Senate Bill 5323, which was designed to levy a retail sales tax on certain carryout bags	d	1,488,767 (39%)	2,350,996 (61%)
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 33	Taxes	Advises legislature to either repeal or maintain Senate Bill 5628, which was designed to levy a tax on heavy equipment rentals	d	1,533,746 (40%)	2,262,993 (60%)
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 34	Taxes	Advises legislature to either repeal or maintain Senate Bill 6492, which was designed to increase the business and occupation tax rate and reduce certain surcharges	d	1,430,112 (38%)	2,334,609 (62%)
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 35	Taxes	Advises legislature to either repeal or maintain Senate Bill 6690, which was designed to increase the business and occupation tax on commercial airplane manufacturers	d	1,725,885 (46%)	2,064,701 (54%)
VR	Referendum 90	Public education governance	Repeals Senate Bill 5395 (2020) regarding sexual health education in public schools	a	2,283,630 (58%)	1,665,906 (42%)
LRCA	Senate Joint Resolution 8212	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Allows funds in the Long-Term Care Services and Supports Trust Account to be invested	d	1,738,080 (46%)	2,069,809 (54%)

2019

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 20	Taxes; Healthcare facility funding	Advise the legislature to maintain or repeal House Bill 1087, which was designed to levy 0.58% tax on wages to fund a program for long-term healthcare services	d	683,870 (37%)	1,160,463 (63%)
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 21	Taxes	Advise the legislature to maintain or repeal House Bill 1324, which was designed to extend a surcharge on timber products through July 2045 that was otherwise set to expire in June 2024	d	763,429 (41%)	1,094,028 (59%)
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 22	Taxes	Advise the legislature to maintain or repeal House Bill 1652, which was designed to require producers of interior or exterior architectural paint sold in containers of 5 gallons or less to fund and take part in programs related to paint waste management	d	700,391 (38%)	1,144,394 (62%)
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 23	Tobacco laws; Taxes	Advise the legislature to maintain or repeal House Bill 1873, which was designed to levy a tax on e-cigarettes and vapor products	a	1,256,542 (67%)	621,440 (33%)
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 24	Business taxes; Higher education funding	Advise the legislature to maintain or repeal House Bill 2158, which was designed to create the Workforce Education Investment Account to fund higher education programs through a tax on certain business activities	d	680,183 (37%)	1,140,727 (63%)
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 25	Taxes; Banking policy	Advise the legislature to maintain or repeal House Bill 2167, which was designed to impose an additional tax on certain financial institutions	d	816,936 (45%)	1,013,783 (55%)
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 26	Taxes	Advise the legislature to maintain or repeal Senate Bill 5581, which was designed to apply retail sales taxes on online retailers	d	818,192 (45%)	1,009,275 (55%)
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 27	Taxes	Advising the legislature to maintain or repeal Senate Bill 5993, which was designed to increase taxes on petroleum products	d	728,566 (39%)	1,129,203 (61%)
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 28	Taxes	Advise the legislature to maintain or repeal Senate Bill 5997, which was designed to limit the tax exemptions that residents from other U.S. states and Canada can receive while in Washington	a	1,012,991 (55%)	819,232 (45%)
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 29	Property; Taxes	Advise the legislature to maintain or repeal Senate Bill 5998, which was designed to increase the excise tax on real property	d	645,358 (35%)	1,188,272 (65%)
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 30	Taxes	Advise the legislature to maintain or repeal Senate Bill 6004, which was designed to increase the business and occupation tax on specified tour operators and travel agents	d	809,164 (44%)	1,021,792 (56%)
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 31	Taxes	Advise the legislature to maintain or repeal Senate Bill 6016, which was designed to increase the business and occupation tax on specified international investment management services	a	1,039,887 (57%)	792,401 (43%)
IndISS	Initiative 976	Taxes; Transportation	Limit annual license fees for vehicles weighing under 10,000 pounds at $30 except voter-approved charges; base vehicle taxes on the Kelley Blue Book value rather than 85% of the manufacturer's base suggested retail price; and repeal authorization for certain regional transit authorities, such as Sound Transit, to impose motor vehicle excise taxes		1,055,749 (53%)	936,751 (47%)
VR	Referendum 88	Affirmative action	Allow Initiative 1000 to go into effect, thereby expressly allowing the state to implement affirmative action policies without the use of preferential treatment (as defined) or quotas (as defined) in public employment, education, and contracting	d	952,053 (49%)	973,610 (51%)
LRCA	Senate Joint Resolution 8200	State legislative authority	Authorize the Washington State Legislature to pass bills addressing the succession of powers and duties of public offices during periods of catastrophic incidents that are considered emergencies	a	1,247,265 (65%)	670,086 (35%)

2018

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 19	Taxes	Advise the legislature to maintain or repeal Senate Bill 6269, which applied a tax on crude oil and petroleum products when received through a pipeline	d	1,360,769 (46%)	1,567,629 (54%)
CISS	Initiative 1631	Environment; Carbon emissions regulations; Carbon taxes and fees	Washington Initiative 1631, the Carbon Emissions Fee Measure is on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the People, a type of initiated state statute, on November 6, 2018.	d	1,340,725 (43%)	1,745,703 (57%)
CISS	Initiative 1634	Taxes	The Washington Taxes on Groceries Initiative (2018) may appear on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the People, a type of initiated state statute, on November 6, 2018.	a	1,721,487 (56%)	1,359,240 (44%)
CISS	Initiative 1639	Firearms policy	Washington Initiative 1639, the Changes to Gun Ownership and Purchase Requirements Measure is on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the People, a type of initiated state statute, on November 6, 2018.	a	1,839,475 (59%)	1,259,681 (41%)
CISS	Initiative 940	Law enforcement officers and departments	Washington Initiative 940, the Police Training and Criminal Liability in Cases of Deadly Force Measure, will not appear on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the Legislature, a type of indirect initiated state statute, on November 6, 2018, because the legislature approved the measure. In a non-standard move, the legislature also passed a bill to amend the initiative.	a	1,834,579 (60%)	1,243,316 (40%)

2017

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 16	Taxes	Advise the legislature to maintain or repeal House Bill 1597, which made changes to commercial fishing licenses, fees, and taxes to increase state revenue	d	671,095 (46%)	800,896 (54%)
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 17	Taxes	Advise the legislature to maintain or repeal House Bill 2163, which made changes to increase revenue from the sales and use tax and the business and occupation tax	d	553,425 (38%)	916,050 (62%)
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 18	Taxes	Advise the legislature to maintain or repeal House Bill 2242, which increased the state property tax to provide funding for state common schools	d	606,075 (41%)	874,043 (59%)

2016

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 14	Taxes	Advise the legislature to maintain or repeal House Bill 2768, advising against allowing Washington Healthplanfinder to levy an assessment to fund operations	a
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 15	Taxes	Advise the legislature to maintain or repeal House Bill 2778, thereby advising against this limitation of the tax exemption offered for certain alternative fuel vehicles	a
CISS	Initiative 1433	Minimum wage laws	Incrementally increase the state's minimum wage from $9.47 to $13.50 by 2020 and mandating employers to offer paid sick leave	a	1,848,583 (57%)	1,370,907 (43%)
CISS	Initiative 1464	Campaign finance	Create a campaign finance system allowing residents to direct state funds, known as "democracy credits," to qualifying candidates, repeal the non-resident sales tax exemption, restrict employment of former public employees and lobbying, and revise campaign finance laws	d
CISS	Initiative 1491	Firearms policy	Authorize courts to issue extreme risk protection orders to remove an individual's access to firearms	a
CISS	Initiative 1501	Civil trials; Criminal sentencing; Criminal trials	Increase criminal identity-theft penalties, expanding civil liability for consumer fraud targeting seniors and vulnerable individuals, and exempting certain information of vulnerable individuals and in-home caregivers from public disclosure	a
CISS	Initiative 732	Business taxes; Carbon emissions regulations; Carbon taxes and fees; Sales taxes	Enact a carbon emission tax on the sale or use of certain fossil fuels and fossil-fuel-generated electricity	d
CISS	Initiative 735	Campaign finance; Federal government issues	Urge the Washington state congressional delegation to propose a federal constitutional amendment that reserves constitutional rights for people and not corporations	a
LRCA	SJR 8210	Redistricting policy	Require the state redistricting commission to complete redistricting for state legislative and congressional districts by November 15 of each year ending in a one, which is 46 days earlier than was required	a

2015

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 13	Taxes	Advise the legislature to maintain or repeal a bill concerning manufacturer tax preferences	a	903 (63%)	521 (37%)
LRAQ	Advisory Vote No. 10	Taxes	Advise the legislature to maintain or repeal a bill withdrawing the oil response and oil spill administration taxe.	d	699,275 (49%)	737,273 (51%)
LRAQ	Advisory Vote No. 11	Marijuana laws	Advise the legislature to maintain or repeal a bill that removed the one-dollar fee charged for each initial and renewal marijuana recognition card	a
LRAQ	Advisory Vote No. 12	Taxes	Advise the legislature to maintain or repeal a bill removing a gas tax increase of 11.9 cents	a	928,324 (64%)	513,742 (36%)
CISS	Initiative 1366	Taxes	Decrease state sales taxes from 6.5 to 5.5 percent unless the legislature a constitutional amendment to the ballot requiring two-thirds legislative approval or voter approval to raise taxes, and legislative approval for fee increases	a
CISS	Initiative 1401	Animal treatment laws	Prohibit the sale, purchase, distribution, or trade of certain animals and products from animals classified as threatened with extinction	a

2014

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRAQ	Advisory Vote No. 8	Taxes	Advise the legislature to repeal or maintain a bill concerning the elimination of agricultural tax preferences for aspects of the marijuana industry	a	1,043,881 (54%)	874,623 (46%)
LRAQ	Advisory Vote No. 9	Taxes; Property	Advise the legislature to maintain or repeal a bill concerning leasehold excise tax on certain leasehold interests in tribal property	d	833,342 (45%)	1,029,729 (55%)
CISS	Initiative 1351	School class size policy	Require fewer students per classroom in grades K-12	a	1,052,519 (51%)	1,012,958 (49%)
IndISS	Initiative 591	Firearms policy	Prevent confiscation of firearms without due process and implementation of more extensive background checks than those at the federal level	d	929,220 (45%)	1,147,966 (55%)
IndISS	Initiative 594	Firearms policy	Require background checks be performed on all gun purchasers	a	1,242,734 (59%)	853,990 (41%)

2013

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 3	Taxes	Advise the legislature to maintain or repeal a bill eliminating a leasehold excise tax credit for taxpayers who lease publicly-owned property	a	813,990 (52%)	737,365 (48%)
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 4	Taxes	Advise the legislature to maintain or repeal a bill imposing an aircraft excise tax on commuter air carriers	a	835,415 (54%)	724,935 (46%)
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 5	Taxes	Advise the legislature to maintain or repeal a bill related to the insurance premium tax to some insurance for pediatric oral services	d	612,611 (40%)	937,473 (60%)
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 6	Taxes	Advise the legislature to maintain or repeal a bill providing a retail sales tax exemption for certain telephone and telecommunications services	a	814,968 (52%)	744,392 (48%)
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 7	Taxes	Advise the legislature to maintain or repeal a bill relating to an estate tax on certain property transfers and increased rates for estates over $4,000,000	a	803,695 (51%)	765,187 (49%)
IndISS	Initiative 517	Initiative and referendum process	Enact penalties for interfering with petition organizers, limit pre-election litigation, extend signature gathering time	d	629,584 (37%)	1,058,572 (63%)
IndISS	Initiative 522	Business regulations; Food policy	Requires labels on food offered for sale if food is made with genetic material changed	d	857,511 (49%)	895,557 (51%)

2012

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 1	Taxes	Eliminate a business and occupation tax deduction for certain financial institutions’ interest on residential loans.	d	1,175,863 (43%)	1,552,134 (57%)
LRAQ	Advisory Vote 2	Taxes	Extend the expiration of a tax on possession of petroleum products and reduce the tax rate.	d	1,207,812 (45%)	1,476,491 (55%)
CISS	Initiative 1185	Taxes; State legislative vote requirements; Ballot measure supermajority requirements; Ballot measure process	Require either two-thirds legislative approval or a voter approval to raise taxes.		1,892,969 (64%)	1,069,083 (36%)
CISS	Initiative 1240	Public education governance; School choice policy	Authorize up to 40 public charter schools in Washington	a	1,525,807 (51%)	1,484,125 (49%)
IndISS	Initiative 502	Marijuana laws	Legalize and regulate the production, possession, delivery, and distribution of marijuana.	a	1,724,209 (56%)	1,371,235 (44%)
VR	Referendum 74	Family-related policy	Legalize same-sex marriage.	a	1,659,915 (54%)	1,431,285 (46%)
LRCA	SJR 8221	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Phase-down the debt limit percentage and modify the calculation date, period, and the term general state revenues.	a	1,748,436 (63%)	1,031,039 (37%)
LRCA	SJR 8221	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	The Washington State Debt Amendment, also known as SJR 8221, was on the November 6, 2012 statewide ballot in Washington as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure included the recommendations of the commission on state debt, according to the text of the measure. According to the Washington Secretary of State's office, the measure was said to implement changes in use of state bond debt.	a
LRCA	SJR 8223	Higher education governance	Authorize state research universities to invest specified public funds as authorized by the legislature.	d	1,258,969 (44%)	1,602,785 (56%)

2011

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative 1125	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Taxes; Transportation	Prohibit gas tax and toll revenues to be diverted to non-transportation purposes	d	878,923 (47%)	999,484 (53%)
CISS	Initiative 1163	Labor and unions; Healthcare	Reenact background checks, training for long-term care workers	a	1,222,019 (65%)	657,470 (35%)
CISS	Initiative 1183	Alcohol laws	Close state liquor stores; allow state licensing of private parties	a	1,128,904 (59%)	793,026 (41%)
LRCA	SJR 8205	Residency voting requirements	Remove a provision about the length of time a voter must reside in Washington to vote for president or vice president	a	1,335,039 (73%)	490,445 (27%)
LRCA	SJR 8206	Budget stabilization funds	Require the transfer of additional funds to the budget stabilization account if the state has received "extraordinary revenue growth"	a	1,186,069 (67%)	594,687 (33%)

2010

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 4220	State judiciary; Law enforcement	Give judges authority to deny bail whenever they deem the public at risk	a	2,082,465 (85%)	378,634 (15%)
CISS	Initiative 1053	State legislative vote requirements	Require a supermajority vote of the legislature or a statewide vote for tax increases		1,571,655 (64%)	895,833 (36%)
CISS	Initiative 1082	Workers' compensation laws	Authorize employers to purchase private industrial insurance	d	991,153 (41%)	1,431,516 (59%)
CISS	Initiative 1098	Taxes	Establish a tax on adjusted gross income above $200,000 for individuals and $400,000 for filing jointly and reduces the limit on statewide property taxes by 20% and increased the business and occupation tax credit to $4,800	d	903,319 (36%)	1,616,273 (64%)
CISS	Initiative 1100	Alcohol laws	Close state liquor stores and authorizes sale, distribution and importation by private parties	d	1,175,302 (47%)	1,348,213 (53%)
CISS	Initiative 1105	Alcohol laws	Close all state liquor stores and licenses private parties to sell or distribute spirits	d	878,687 (35%)	1,634,516 (65%)
CISS	Initiative 1107	Constitutional wording changes; Taxes	Reduce tax rates for certain food processors, ends the sales tax on candy and ends the temporary sales tax on some bottled water and temporary excise taxes on carbonated beverages	a	1,522,658 (60%)	996,761 (40%)
LRSS	Referendum 52	Bond issues; Energy	Authorize $500 million bond for construction and repair projects increasing energy efficiency in public schools and higher education buildings	d	1,139,527 (46%)	1,325,253 (54%)
LRCA	SJR 8225	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Require the state to reduce the interest accounted for in calculating the constitutional debt limit	a	1,180,552 (52%)	1,089,100 (48%)

2009

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative 1033	Taxes	Limitsgrowth of certain state, county and city revenue to annual inflation and population growth	d	434,051 (45%)	538,768 (55%)
VR	Referendum 71	Family-related policy; LGBTQ issues	Expand the rights, responsibilities, and obligations accorded to state-registered same-sex and senior domestic partners to be equivalent to those of married spouses	a	951,822 (53%)	838,842 (47%)

2008

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative 1000	Assisted death policy	Permit mentally competent, terminally ill adults to request and self-administer a lethal overdose of prescribed medication.	a	1,715,219 (58%)	1,251,255 (42%)
CISS	Initiative 1029	Labor and unions; Healthcare governance	Require long-term care workers to be trained and certified as home care aides.	a	2,113,773 (73%)	800,733 (27%)
CISS	Initiative 985	Transportation; Taxes	Open high-occupancy vehicle lanes during specified hours and the allocation of certain revenues to traffic-flow purposes.	d	1,163,216 (40%)	1,744,156 (60%)

2007

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Engrossed Substitute SJR 8206	Budget stabilization funds	Require the transfer of 1% of the annual general state revenues to a budget stabilization account.	a	1,048,562 (68%)	499,292 (32%)
LRCA	HJR 4204	Public education funding; Taxes; Ballot measure supermajority requirements; Ballot measure process	Allow school district excess property tax levies to be approved by a simple majority.	a	811,507 (51%)	792,010 (49%)
CISS	Initiative 960	Ballot measure process; State legislative vote requirements; Taxes	Require a two-thirds vote in the legislature and a public ten-year cost projection for tax and fee increases.	a	816,792 (51%)	777,125 (49%)
VR	Referendum 67	Private health insurance; Business regulations	Allow consumers to collect treble damages from insurance companies for unreasonably denying coverage claims.	a	910,598 (57%)	695,326 (43%)
LRCA	SJR 8212	Prison work regulations	Permit the legislature to establish state-operated and privately contracted inmate labor programs.	a	937,557 (61%)	606,863 (39%)
LRCA	Substitute HJR 4215	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Permit the legislature to decide the types of investment allowed for higher education permanent funds.	a	831,669 (54%)	695,663 (46%)

2006

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 4223	Taxes; Property	Authorize the legislature to increase the personal property tax exemption from $3,000 to $15,000 for each "head of a family."	a	1,581,373 (80%)	399,684 (20%)
CISS	Initiative 920	Taxes	Provide for the repeal of the estate tax, which were dedicated to the education legacy trust fund.	d	778,047 (38%)	1,258,110 (62%)
CISS	Initiative 933	Property	Require compensation for government regulations damaging private property.	d	839,992 (41%)	1,199,679 (59%)
CISS	Initiative 937	Energy conservation and efficiency; Utility policy; Carbon emissions regulations	Require electric utilities with at least 25,000 customers to meet energy conservation targets.	a	1,042,679 (52%)	972,747 (48%)

2005

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Initiative 330	Tort law	Limit non-economic damages and attorney fees in medical malpractice cases to $350,000.	d	783,435 (43%)	1,027,117 (57%)
IndISS	Initiative 336	Private health insurance; Tort law; Public health insurance	Establish a supplemental malpractice insurance program and limit expert witnesses in lawsuits.	d	711,443 (40%)	1,076,918 (60%)
CISS	Initiative 900	Ethics rules and commissions	Require the State Auditor to conduct performance audits of state and local governments.	a	994,757 (56%)	767,844 (44%)
CISS	Initiative 901	Smoking bans; Tobacco laws	Prohibit smoking in buildings and vehicles open to the public and places of employment.	a	1,153,353 (63%)	670,225 (37%)
CISS	Initiative 912	Transportation; Taxes	Repeal motor vehicle fuel tax increases of 3 cents in 2005 and 2006, 2 cents in 2007, and 1.5 cents per gallon in 2008.	d	823,366 (45%)	991,196 (55%)
LRCA	SJR 8207	State judiciary	Replace the term "district court judges" with "limited jurisdiction court judges."	a	1,102,192 (68%)	529,586 (32%)

2004

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Initiative 297	Nuclear energy; Environment	Require cleanup before additional waste is added and regulate mixed radioactive and nonradioactive hazardous waste.	a	1,812,581 (69%)	810,795 (31%)
CISS	Initiative 872	Primary election systems	Establish a top-two system for primary elections	a	1,632,225 (60%)	1,095,190 (40%)
CISS	Initiative 884	Sales taxes; Public education funding	Increase sales tax by 1% to create an education trust fund.	d	1,102,996 (40%)	1,654,112 (60%)
CISS	Initiative 892	Gambling policy; Taxes	Authorize additional electronic scratch ticket machines in non-tribal gaming establishments.	d	1,069,414 (38%)	1,711,785 (62%)
VR	Referendum 55	Public education governance; School choice policy	Allow the establishment of up to 45 public charter schools, operated by nonprofit organizations	d	1,122,964 (42%)	1,572,203 (58%)

2003

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 4206	State executive elections; State judicial selection; State legislative elections	Permit new officers to assume office early when a vacancy occurs after the general election if they are of the same political party as the previous one.	a	1,008,710 (83%)	207,720 (17%)
CISS	Initiative 841	Administrative organization	Repeal ergonomics regulations and prohibit the department of labor and industries not to adopt new ergonomics regulations unless required.	a	656,737 (53%)	570,980 (47%)

2002

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 4220	Property; Taxes	Submit property tax for fire protection districts for up to four years or six years for fire facility construction.	a	1,173,499 (70%)	498,145 (30%)
CISS	Initiative 776	Transportation; Taxes	Require an annual $30 license tab fees for motor vehicles.	a	901,478 (51%)	849,986 (49%)
CISS	Initiative 790	Public employee retirement funds; Administrative organization	Establish a board of trustees to oversee the police and firemen's retirement system.	a	903,113 (53%)	800,105 (47%)
LRSS	Referendum 51	Transportation; Taxes	Increase fuel taxes, vehicle sales tax, and large vehicle weight fees to fund transportation improvements.	d	674,724 (38%)	1,080,580 (62%)
VR	Referendum 53	Labor and unions; Public assistance programs; Taxes; Business regulations	Establish new employer rate classes, raise taxable wage bases, and implement surcharges in specific situations.	d	665,760 (41%)	966,901 (59%)

2001

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 4202	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Permit the state legislature to determine how to invest state funds.	d	573,878 (43%)	761,768 (57%)
CISS	Initiative 747	Property; Taxes	Provide limitations on property tax increases to 1% annually unless otherwise approved by voters.		826,258 (58%)	609,266 (42%)
CISS	Initiative 773	Tobacco laws; Taxes	Impose two new cigarette and tobacco sales taxes, with proceeds going towards low-income health programs and other programs.	a	948,529 (66%)	486,912 (34%)
CISS	Initiative 775	Administration of government; Healthcare governance	Establish a new Home Care Quality Authority, governed by a board appointed by the governor.	a	880,523 (63%)	522,848 (37%)
LRCA	SJR 8208	State judiciary	Provide authorization for superior courts to bring in judges from other court levels to hear certain cases on a temporary basis.	a	976,417 (71%)	395,324 (29%)

2000

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative 713	Hunting regulations	Provide a misdemeanor classification for hunting animals with body-gripping traps or poison.	a	1,315,903 (55%)	1,093,587 (45%)
CISS	Initiative 722	Taxes	Limit annual property tax increases to 2%, nullify certain 1999 tax increases, and exempt vehicles from property taxes.		1,295,391 (56%)	1,022,349 (44%)
CISS	Initiative 728	School class size policy	Reduce class sizes, extend learning programs, expand teacher training, and construct facilities funded by lottery, taxes, and reserves.	a	1,714,485 (72%)	675,635 (28%)
CISS	Initiative 729	School choice policy; Public education governance	Authorize the creation of charter public schools operated by nonprofit organizations	d	1,125,766 (48%)	1,211,390 (52%)
CISS	Initiative 732	Public school teachers and staff	Provide cost-of-living salary adjustments for teachers and other school district employees.	a	1,501,261 (63%)	893,601 (37%)
CISS	Initiative 745	Taxes; Transportation	Allocate 90% of transportation funds for constructing and maintaining roads and exempt road construction from sales tax.	d	955,329 (41%)	1,394,387 (59%)
LRCA	SJR 8214	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Remove limitations on trust fund investments for persons with developmental disabilities.	a	1,450,749 (65%)	786,185 (35%)

1999

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative 695	Taxes; Transportation	Require voter approval for tax increases, repeal existing fees and excise taxes for motor vehicles, and impose an annual $30 license tab fee.		992,715 (56%)	775,054 (44%)
CISS	Initiative 696	Business regulations; Fisheries and fishing regulations	Prohibit commercial net fishing in fresh or marine waters, except for tribal fishing conducted under valid treaties.	d	682,380 (40%)	1,044,872 (60%)
LRCA	SJR 8206	Public education funding; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Allow the state to guarantee payment of voter-approved school district general obligation debt as authorized by law.	a	984,122 (60%)	648,262 (40%)
LRCA	SJR 8208	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Permit the legislature to determine the Emergency Reserve Fund's investment.	d	798,756 (49%)	829,637 (51%)

1998

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Initiative 200	Affirmative action	Prohibit public institutions from granting preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or nationality.	a	1,099,410 (58%)	788,930 (42%)
CISS	Initiative 688	Minimum wage laws	Provide an increase in minimum wage from $4.90 to $6.50 and an annual adjustment for inflation thereafter.	a	1,259,470 (66%)	644,764 (34%)
CISS	Initiative 692	Marijuana laws	Provide permission for physicians to prescribe marijuana for certain terminal and debilitating conditions.	a	1,121,851 (59%)	780,631 (41%)
CISS	Initiative 694	Abortion policy	Prohibit partial-birth abortion, also known as intact dilation and extraction	d	802,376 (43%)	1,070,360 (57%)
LRSS	Referendum 49	Bond issues; Transportation; Taxes	Provide a reduction in vehicle excise taxes and authorize $1.9 billion in bonds for state and local highways.	a	1,056,786 (57%)	792,783 (43%)

1997

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 4208	Public education funding; Taxes	Provide an amendment to extend voter-approved school district tax levies from two to four years.	a	858,777 (53%)	759,259 (47%)
LRCA	HJR 4209	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Permit local governments to provide loans for the conservation or the more efficient use of stormwater or sewer services.	a	1,002,382 (64%)	573,083 (36%)
CISS	Initiative 673	Private health insurance; Business regulations; Public health insurance	Provide for additional health plan requirements, including maintaining the same healthcare provider during insurance or employment changes, disclosing the distribution of premium and investment incomes, and prohibiting discrimination against providers.	d	521,161 (32%)	1,087,903 (68%)
CISS	Initiative 676	Firearms policy	Prohibit the transfer of handguns not equipped with a trigger-lock and require handgun owners to obtain handgun safety licenses.	d	496,690 (29%)	1,194,004 (71%)
CISS	Initiative 677	Labor and unions; Constitutional rights	Prohibit employers, employment agencies, and labor organizations from discriminating based on sexual orientation.	d	666,073 (40%)	985,169 (60%)
CISS	Initiative 678	Healthcare governance	Provide authorization for dental hygienists with special licensing to perform without the supervision of a licensed dentist.	d	787,607 (47%)	883,488 (53%)
CISS	Initiative 685	Law enforcement; Marijuana laws	Provide for decriminalization and medical use of Schedule 1 controlled substances and the establishment of a drug prevention committee.	d	659,244 (40%)	1,006,964 (60%)
LRSS	Referendum 47	Property; Taxes	Provide modifications to the 106 percent property tax limit, allowing for adjustments in valuation where the value has increased due to the real estate market.	a	1,009,309 (64%)	579,620 (36%)

June 17

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Referendum 48	Athletics and sports; Public economic investment policy	Authorize the creation of a public stadium authority, in collaboration with a professional football team, to construct, maintain, and operate a stadium	a	820,364 (51%)	783,584 (49%)

1996

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Initiative 173	School choice policy	Create a school voucher program and allow for charter schools in Washington	d	775,281 (36%)	1,406,433 (64%)
IndISS	Initiative 177	School choice policy; Public education governance	Allow voters in each school district to decide whether to convert the district into a renewed school district, which could include independent public schools	d	762,367 (36%)	1,380,816 (64%)
CISS	Initiative 655	Hunting regulations	Classify hunting black bears with bait or dogs and hunting cougars, bobcats, and lynxes with dogs as gross misdemeanors.	a	1,387,577 (63%)	815,385 (37%)
CISS	Initiative 670	Open meetings and public information	Provide for a ballot notice of candidates who oppose congressional term limits.	d	937,873 (45%)	1,146,865 (55%)
CISS	Initiative 671	Gambling policy; American Indian issues	Provide authorization for limited electronic gambling on tribal lands in the state.	d	934,344 (43%)	1,222,492 (57%)

1995

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative 640	Business regulations; Fisheries and fishing regulations	Provide new fishing gear regulations to ensure certain survival rates for non-targeted species.	d	566,880 (42%)	767,686 (58%)
CISS	Initiative 651	American Indian issues; Gambling policy	Enable unrestricted gambling on tribal lands (excluding sports betting), with a tax on net gaming revenues.	d	350,708 (26%)	1,010,787 (74%)
LRSS	Referendum 45	Game and fish commissions; Administration of government	Expand the fish and wildlife commission's jurisdiction to regulate food fish and negotiate interstate agreements.	a	809,083 (61%)	517,433 (39%)
VR	Referendum 48	Property; Administration of government	Mandate government compensation for decreased private property values resulting from specific regulations.	d	544,788 (41%)	796,869 (59%)
LRCA	SJR 8210	State judiciary	Hold four-year court elections for the Supreme Court chief justice and restrict the governor's vacancy-filling authority.	a	723,297 (58%)	526,260 (42%)

1994

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative 607	Healthcare; Business regulations	Permit the manufacture and sale of dentures by non-dentists, with oversight by a new state board tasked with regulating denturists.	a	955,960 (58%)	703,619 (42%)
LRSS	Referendum 43	Tobacco laws; Taxes	Extend taxes on the sales of cigarettes, liquor, and carbonated beverages for violence reduction and drug enforcement programs.	a	947,847 (57%)	712,575 (43%)

1993

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 4200	Healthcare; Religion-related policy	Permit counties to employ chaplains for hospitals, health care facilities, and hospices.	a	851,333 (58%)	608,252 (42%)
LRCA	HJR 4201	State judiciary	Provide district courts jurisdiction over cases in equity.	a	857,094 (67%)	427,702 (33%)
CISS	Initiative 593	State judiciary; Law enforcement	Require "persistent offenders," persons convicted three or more times for serious offenses, to serve a life sentence.	a	1,135,521 (76%)	364,567 (24%)
CISS	Initiative 601	Taxes; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Limit expenditures by inflation rates and population growth and require referendums for taxes exceeding the limit.		774,342 (51%)	737,735 (49%)
CISS	Initiative 602	Taxes	Limit state revenue collections and expenditures based on personal income.	d	673,378 (45%)	836,047 (55%)

1992

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Initiative 134	Campaign finance	Limit campaign contributions and prohibit public funding of state and local campaigns.	a	1,549,297 (73%)	576,161 (27%)
CISS	Initiative 573	Federal government issues; State legislatures measures; State executive official measures	Establish term limits for certain offices		1,119,985 (52%)	1,018,260 (48%)

1991

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 4218	State judiciary	Allow counties to establish the number of Superior Court Commissioners and repeal the constitutional limit of three.	d	583,318 (45%)	706,807 (55%)
LRCA	HJR 4221	State judiciary	Provide for the removal of "cases in equity" from the jurisdiction of the Superior Court, allowing other courts to address such cases.	d	584,815 (49%)	613,040 (51%)
IndISS	Initiative 119	Assisted death policy	Legalize physician-assisted death in Washington	d	701,808 (46%)	810,623 (54%)
IndISS	Initiative 120	Abortion policy	Providing, in statute, that "The state may not deny or interfere with a woman's right to choose to have an abortion prior to viability of the fetus, or to protect her life or health"	a	756,653 (50%)	752,354 (50%)
CISS	Initiative 553	Congressional term limits; Executive official term limits; State legislative term limits	Provide term limits on the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, State Legislatures, and the state's delegation to the U.S. Congress.	d	690,828 (46%)	811,686 (54%)
CISS	Initiative 559	Taxes	Set property values back to the January 1, 1985 value for tax purposes.	d	592,391 (41%)	869,626 (59%)
LRSS	Referendum 42	Taxes	Provide for a statewide enhanced emergency telephone dialing system funded through a tax on telephone lines.	a	901,854 (61%)	573,251 (39%)
LRCA	SJR 8203	County and municipal governance	Provide for an alternative method of drafting county home rule charters.	d	538,126 (43%)	713,648 (57%)

1990

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 4203	County and municipal governance; Administration of government	Require new counties to have a minimum 10,000 population and prohibit removal of areas that reduces existing counties' population to below 10,000.	d	403,377 (33%)	810,098 (67%)
LRCA	HJR 4231	Property taxes	Provide authorization for voters to approve excess tax levies for six or fewer consecutive years.	d	407,423 (32%)	848,026 (68%)
CISS	Initiative 547	Administration of government; Environment; County and municipal governance	Require land use planning by all counties and create two regional management councils to develop rules for local land use plans.	d	327,339 (25%)	968,505 (75%)
LRCA	SJR 8212	Taxes	Permit basing the tax value of low-income housing upon the property's current use.	d	606,683 (50%)	608,223 (50%)

1989

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Initiative 102	Taxes; Public education funding; Public assistance programs	Increase funding for children and family services and K-12 education programs by $360,000,000 through new taxes.	d	349,357 (34%)	688,782 (66%)
LRCA	SJR 8200	Crime victims' rights	Provide victims of felony crimes the rights to attend the trial and court proceedings that the defendant can attend.	a	789,266 (78%)	221,179 (22%)
LRCA	SJR 8202	State judiciary	Increase Judicial Conduct Commission membership by two and provide clearer processes and authority for removing a judge.	a	804,199 (83%)	162,135 (17%)
LRCA	SJR 8210	Water; Environment	Permit local governments to fund private water conservation initiatives by utilizing revenues generated from water sales.	a	622,494 (64%)	350,876 (36%)

1988

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 4222	Taxes; Property	Provide an increase in the value of personal property exempted from taxation.	a	1,299,696 (79%)	352,807 (21%)
LRCA	HJR 4223	Energy; Utility policy	Provide for the continuation and extension of the abilities of public utilities to assist in residential energy conservation.	a	1,248,183 (77%)	379,153 (23%)
LRCA	HJR 4231	Constitutional wording changes	Remove references to "idiots, insane, dumb, and defective youth" from the state constitution and replace with new language.	a	1,354,529 (81%)	310,114 (19%)
CISS	Initiative 518	Minimum wage laws	Provide an increase in state minimum wage from $2.30 to $4.25.	a	1,354,454 (77%)	414,926 (23%)
IndISS	Initiative 97 and Alternative Measure 97B	Environment; Taxes	Impose a tax on the wholesale value of hazardous substances for hazardous waste cleanup programs	a	1,307,638 (85%)	224,286 (15%)

1987

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 4212	State legislatures measures	Provide for an increase of legislative representatives' terms to four years and senators' terms to six years.	d	283,742 (33%)	567,782 (67%)
LRCA	HJR 4220	Taxes; Education	Provide authorization to implement a 15-year state property tax for the construction of schools.	d	283,118 (33%)	568,196 (67%)
IndISS	Initiative 92	Business regulations; Public health insurance	Prohibit physicians from charging patients on Medicare more than Medicare's reasonable charges	d	315,792 (36%)	572,813 (64%)
LRSS	Referendum 41	Federal government issues	Require the legislature to seek U.S. Supreme Court review of a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Federal Reserve System’s authority	d	282,613 (34%)	541,387 (66%)
LRCA	SJR 8207	State judiciary	Authorize retired superior court judges to continue to oversee pending cases they made discretionary rulings for prior to retirement.	a	495,273 (59%)	346,428 (41%)
LRCA	SJR 8212	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Remove state constitutional restrictions that prevented investment of some permanent public land funds in stocks and private lending.	d	260,620 (32%)	551,408 (68%)

1986

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 49	State judiciary; Salaries of government officials; State legislatures measures	Authorize an independent commission to set salaries for elected officials and judges.	a	630,736 (52%)	575,213 (48%)
LRCA	HJR 55	Education; Taxes	Permit voters to approve tax levies beyond 1% of property value for up to six years to fund school construction and improvements.	a	712,816 (59%)	492,445 (41%)
IndISS	Initiative 90	Environment; Taxes	Increase sales taxes to fund wildlife conservation and recreation programs.	d	493,794 (39%)	784,382 (61%)
LRSS	Referendum 40	Nuclear energy	Allow state officials to continue to legally challenge nuclear waste repository locations by the federal government.	a	1,055,896 (83%)	222,141 (17%)
LRCA	SJR 136	State judiciary	Expand judicial conduct review commission by adding two members and granting the authority to suspend judges for improper conduct.	a	696,932 (59%)	486,490 (41%)
LRCA	SJR 138	State legislative elections; Local government officials and elections	Amend the process of filling vacancies in state legislative and county offices.	d	557,447 (49%)	585,642 (51%)

1985

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 12	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Permit investment in State industrial insurance (Worker's Compensation) Funds.	a	582,471 (71%)	233,628 (29%)
LRCA	HJR 22	Public education funding; Ballot measure supermajority requirements; Property taxes	Remove voter turnout requirements for voter approval of excess property tax levies for schools, except the 60% yes vote requirement.	d	369,852 (44%)	463,391 (56%)
LRCA	HJR 22	Administration of government; Agriculture policy	Permit agricultural commodity commissions to engage in promotional hosting to develop agricultural trade.	a	536,528 (68%)	250,936 (32%)
LRCA	HJR 23	Taxes; Public economic investment policy; Property	Permit local governments to finance development projects through creating districts and tax revenues from increased property values.	d	337,015 (41%)	476,600 (59%)

1984

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative 456	American Indian issues; Fisheries and fishing regulations	Provide that natural resources should be managed by the state alone and petition the United States Congress to decommercialize steelheads.	a	916,855 (53%)	807,825 (47%)
CISS	Initiative 464	Taxes	Exclude the value of a trade-in from the selling price for sales and use tax purposes when trading in property of like kind	a	1,175,781 (69%)	529,560 (31%)
CISS	Initiative 471	Abortion policy	Prohibit the public funding of abortion except to prevent the death of the pregnant woman or her unborn child.	d	838,083 (47%)	949,921 (53%)

1983

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	SJR 103	Redistricting policy	Provide for the establishment of an independent commission to redistrict the legislature based on equal population after each federal census.	a	639,981 (61%)	407,916 (39%)
LRCA	SJR 105	Property	Provide for an increase of the maximum term for state harbor leases from thirty to fifty-five years.	d	383,081 (38%)	622,840 (62%)
LRCA	SJR 112	Energy conservation and efficiency; Local government finance and taxes	Permit local governments to fund energy conversation by any individual, association or corporation.	d	405,820 (40%)	602,719 (60%)

1982

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative 412	Business regulations	Provide a maximum annual interest rate of 12% for retail installment contracts.	d	452,710 (34%)	880,135 (66%)
CISS	Initiative 414	Environment	Provide for a minimum five cent recycling refund on soft drinks and alcohol sales.	d	400,156 (29%)	965,951 (71%)
CISS	Initiative 435	Taxes	Replace state sales tax on food, state corporate business tax, and the occupation tax with a 10% franchise tax on corporations.	d	453,221 (34%)	889,091 (66%)
LRCA	SJR 143	Taxes; Public economic investment policy	Authorize the creation of districts to finance development projects through tax revenues from increased property values.	d	393,030 (31%)	882,194 (69%)

1981

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 7	Bond issues; Public economic investment policy	Authorize state and local governments to issue industrial development bond to be repaid by such developments and not by public funds.	a	450,580 (56%)	357,944 (44%)
CISS	Initiative 394	Energy funds; Bond issue requirements	Require that the state must obtain approval from voters before selling bonds to finance a major public energy project.	a	532,178 (58%)	384,419 (42%)
CISS	Initiative 402	Taxes	Provide for the abolition of inheritance and gift taxes and substitute with taxes on net estate transfers.	a	610,507 (67%)	297,445 (33%)
LRCA	SJR 107	State judiciary	Remove constitutional limitations on the numbers and powers of superior court commissioners.	d	385,796 (47%)	439,542 (53%)
LRCA	SJR 133	Initiative and referendum process	Make changes to the signature submission and verification timelines for Initiatives to the Legislature	a	581,724 (74%)	199,516 (26%)

1980

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 37	State judiciary	Create a judicial qualification commission and authorize the Supreme Court to discipline and remove judges.	a	1,043,490 (69%)	464,941 (31%)
CISS	Initiative 383	Nuclear energy	Prohibit the importation and storage of non-medical radioactive wastes generated outside the state.	a	1,211,606 (75%)	393,415 (25%)
BI	Referendum 38	Water; Bond issues; Utility policy	Provide a $125 million bond to fund the planning, construction, and improvement of water supply facilities.	a	1,008,646 (66%)	527,454 (34%)
BI	Referendum 39	Bond issues; Environment	Provide a $450 million bond for the construction and improvement of public waste disposal facilities.	a	964,450 (63%)	558,328 (37%)
LRCA	SJR 132	Public land policy; Federal government issues	Remove constitutional legal barriers that restrict the state's control over unappropriated federal public lands.	d	579,060 (40%)	864,850 (60%)

1979

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
IndISS	Initiative 61	Pollution, waste, and recycling policy	Provide a requirement of a minimum five cent recycling deposit on soft drinks and alcohol containers.	d	380,247 (42%)	517,177 (58%)
IndISS	Initiative 62	Taxes	Provide limitations on the growth of general state tax revenues to the growth rate of state personal income.	a	588,724 (68%)	272,761 (32%)
BI	Referendum 37	Bond issues; Healthcare facility funding	Provide $25 million in state general obligation bonds to fund facilities aiding mentally and physically disabled people.	a	576,882 (67%)	286,365 (33%)
LRCA	SJR 110	State legislatures measures	Require a regular legislative session every year and provide for special sessions to be called upon by the governor or the legislature.	a	508,063 (61%)	331,391 (39%)
LRCA	SJR 112	Civil service; State legislatures measures	Permit legislators to assume civil offices without receiving increases in compensation for that office passed during their legislative term.	a	469,049 (57%)	355,088 (43%)
LRCA	SJR 120	Energy	Permit municipal utilities to assist resident owners in financing energy conservation measures.	a	526,349 (63%)	311,768 (37%)

1978

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative 350	Public education governance	Prohibit school authorities from assigning students to other than the nearest or next-nearest school.	a	585,903 (66%)	297,991 (34%)

1977

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 55	Transportation	Authorize the legislature to establish passenger and freight transportation rates, replacing maximum rates.	a	461,975 (55%)	385,348 (45%)
LRCA	HJR 56	Business regulations; Transportation	Repeal the provision that prohibited transportation charges to a given destination from exceeding charges to more distant destinations	d	394,105 (49%)	405,635 (51%)
LRCA	HJR 57	Transportation; Business regulations	Provide permission for railroad companies to share earnings by repealing the previous prohibition.	a	447,544 (57%)	332,729 (43%)
CISS	Initiative 335	Business regulations; Sexual content regulations	Prohibit the sale and display of obscene material and expand the number of criminal offenses defined as "moral nuisances."	a	522,921 (55%)	431,989 (45%)
CISS	Initiative 345	Food policy; Food and beverage taxes; Sales taxes	Provide exemptions from state and local sales taxes for food products.	a	521,062 (54%)	443,840 (46%)
CISS	Initiative 348	Transportation; Taxes	Repeal the 1977 motor vehicle fuel law of 11 cents per gallon and restore the previous 1967 law of 9 cents per gallon.	d	470,147 (50%)	471,031 (50%)
IndISS	Initiative 59	Water irrigation policy; Agriculture policy	Provide limitations on public water withdrawal permits for non-public agricultural irrigation to farms of 2,000 acres or less.	a	457,054 (51%)	437,682 (49%)
VR	Referendum 39	Voter registration	Provide for voter registration by mail and absentee voting on one day's registration.	d	303,353 (32%)	632,131 (68%)
VR	Referendum 40	Sex and gender issues; Administration of government	Provide for the Washington State Women's Commission	d	259,761 (28%)	664,962 (72%)
LRCA	SJR 113	State judiciary	Provide authorization to the legislature to grant district courts jurisdiction over cases involving more than $1,000.	a	654,082 (76%)	203,936 (24%)

1976

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 64	County and municipal governance	Provide the creation of a state agency to draft county home-rule charter models for possible adoption.	d	347,555 (28%)	892,419 (72%)
CISS	Initiative 322	Drinking water systems	Prohibit adding fluoride to public water supply systems	d	469,929 (35%)	870,631 (65%)
CISS	Initiative 325	Nuclear energy; State legislative vote requirements	Require a two-thirds vote of the Legislature to approve new nuclear power facilities.	d	482,953 (33%)	963,756 (67%)
LRSS	Referendum 36	Open meetings and public information; State executive branch structure	Require certain appointed state officials to file financial reports with the Public Disclosure Commission.	a	963,309 (70%)	419,693 (30%)
LRCA	SJR 137	Education; Taxes	Provide for voter approval of excess school levies for two-year periods.	a	763,263 (56%)	596,722 (44%)
LRCA	SJR 139	Salaries of government officials	Require any change in salary of the legislature to take effect at the same time for all members.	d	493,187 (36%)	860,405 (64%)

1975

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 19	School choice policy; Public education funding	Allow the legislature to provide financial assistance to students of public and private schools	d	369,775 (40%)	565,444 (60%)
CISS	Initiative 314	Taxes; Public education funding	Provide a 12% excise tax on corporations to reduce or eliminate special school levies.	d	323,831 (33%)	652,178 (67%)
CISS	Initiative 316	Death penalty	Require the death penalty for aggravated murder in the first degree.	a	662,535 (69%)	296,257 (31%)
LRSS	Referendum 35	State legislative elections	Require the governor to fill U.S. Senate vacancies with appointees of the same party as the incumbent.	d	430,642 (46%)	501,894 (54%)
LRCA	SJR 101	State judiciary	Redefine the authorities of the Chief Justice, the Supreme Court, and District Courts and establish a judicial qualification commission.	d	408,832 (49%)	427,361 (51%)
LRCA	SJR 127	Salaries of government officials; State legislatures measures	Provide a commission to determine legislative salaries and legislators' eligibility for election to other offices.	d	355,399 (40%)	539,289 (60%)

1974

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	Referendum 34	Gambling policy	Provide for the establishment of a state lottery.	d	515,404 (55%)	425,903 (45%)
LRCA	SJR 140	State legislatures measures; State executive official measures	Provide restrictions on the governor's veto power and allow the legislature to reconvene to consider vetoed bills.	a	498,745 (54%)	419,437 (46%)
LRCA	SJR 143	Residency voting requirements	Provide a thirty-day residency requirement to vote in a state, county, or precinct election.	a	626,827 (68%)	291,178 (32%)

1973

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 22	Public economic investment policy; Taxes	Allow local governments to finance development projects through creating districts generating tax revenues.	d	246,055 (27%)	655,125 (73%)
LRCA	HJR 37	Taxes	Provide for a graduated net income tax, prohibit excess levies for schools, and limit some excise taxes.	d	228,823 (23%)	770,033 (77%)
LRCA	HJR 40	Taxes	Provide for the application of the excess levy validation formula to bonds payable from such levies.	d	352,495 (41%)	501,618 (59%)
CISS	Initiative 282	Salaries of government officials; State judiciary	Provide limitations to the salary increases of elected officials and judges.	a	798,338 (80%)	197,795 (20%)
LRSS	Referendum 32	Local government officials and elections	Require county auditors to appoint precinct committee-people of major political parties to assist in registering voters.	d	291,323 (32%)	609,306 (68%)
LRSS	Referendum 33	Environment; Transportation	Provide additional fees for personalized vehicle license plates to be allocated towards wildlife preservation.	a	613,921 (63%)	362,195 (37%)
VR	Referendum 36	Alcohol laws	Provide the lowering of the drinking age from 21 to 19.	d	495,624 (49%)	510,491 (51%)

1972

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 1	Taxes	Require the legislature to review all tax exemptions, deductions, exclusions or credits at least once every ten years.	d	544,868 (45%)	668,505 (55%)
LRCA	HJR 21	County and municipal governance	Provide authorization for residents of any county to establish a combined "city-county" government by majority vote.	a	603,471 (50%)	598,557 (50%)
LRCA	HJR 47	Taxes; Property	Redefine the formula for voter approval of specific excess property tax levies	a	686,320 (58%)	491,703 (42%)
LRCA	HJR 52	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Permit the legislature to authorize debts by a three-fifths majority vote in both houses and debts that would not require debt service payment to exceed nine percent.	a	673,376 (59%)	477,144 (41%)
LRCA	HJR 61	Constitutional rights; Sex and gender issues	Provide that a person's rights shall not be denied or limited based on the person's sex	a	645,115 (50%)	641,746 (50%)
CISS	Initiative 258	Gambling policy; Animal treatment laws	Provide for the authorization of a greyhound race track in cities with a minimum population of 150,000.	d	526,371 (37%)	895,385 (63%)
CISS	Initiative 261	Business regulations; Alcohol laws	Provide for the privatization of liquor sales and prohibit the state from selling alcohol.	d	634,973 (45%)	779,568 (55%)
CISS	Initiative 276	Campaign finance	Require disclosure of campaign contributions, expenditures, and financial interests of elected officials and candidates, regulate lobbying activities and expenditure reporting, and limit campaign expenditures.	a	959,143 (72%)	372,693 (28%)
IndISS	Initiative 40 and Alternative Measure 40B	Environment	Regulate the disposal of litter, provide litter receptacles, encourage litter control campaigns, and provide penalties and fines for littering	a	788,151 (65%)	418,764 (35%)
IndISS	Initiative 43 and Alternative Measure 43B	Environment	Regulate the use and development of shoreline areas	a	603,167 (52%)	551,132 (48%)
IndISS	Initiative 44	Taxes	Provide a limitation of 20 mills for property tax without requiring a vote of the people.	a	930,275 (76%)	301,238 (24%)
LRSS	Referendum 24	State legislatures measures; Ethics rules and commissions; Open meetings and public information	Provide an amendment to the 1967 lobbyist regulation act, including defining lobbying as influencing legislation through direct contact with state legislators, requiring lobbyists to file detailed expenditure reports, transferring enforcement responsibility to the Senate and House Boards of Ethics, and replacing criminal penalties with civil remedies.	a	696,455 (55%)	576,404 (45%)
LRSS	Referendum 25	Campaign finance	Provide regulations for campaign contributions and expenditures, such as requiring organizational statements, campaign contribution and expenditure reports, limiting campaign expenditures, and prohibiting anonymous contributions exceeding $10.	a	694,808 (55%)	574,856 (45%)
BI	Referendum 26	Utility policy; Bond issues	Provide $225 million in state general obligation bonds to fund the planning, acquisition, construction, and improvement of public waste disposal facilities.	a	827,077 (63%)	489,459 (37%)
BI	Referendum 27	Utility policy; Bond issues; Water	Provide $75 million in state general obligation bonds to fund the planning, acquisition, construction, and improvement of water supply facilities.	a	790,091 (59%)	544,176 (41%)
BI	Referendum 28	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues	Provide $40 million in state general obligation bonds to fund the planning, acquisition, construction, and improvement of recreation areas and facilities.	a	758,530 (57%)	579,975 (43%)
BI	Referendum 29	Bond issues; Healthcare	Provide $25 million in state general obligation bonds to fund the planning, acquisition, construction, and improvement of health and social service facilities.	a	734,712 (55%)	594,172 (45%)
BI	Referendum 30	Transportation; Bond issues	Provide $50 million in state general obligation bonds to fund the planning, acquisition, construction, and improvement of public transportation systems.	d	637,841 (49%)	665,493 (51%)
BI	Referendum 31	Bond issues; Education	Provide $50 million in bonds for planning, acquisition, construction, and improvement of community college facilities.	a	721,403 (55%)	594,963 (45%)
LRCA	SJR 1	Property; Taxes	Provide for a maximum tax rate of one percent on all taxable property, changing the previous forty mill property tax limit.	a	1,030,832 (83%)	214,834 (17%)
LRCA	SJR 38	Salaries of government officials; County and municipal governance	Provide authority for county commissioners to determine their own salaries and the salaries of other county officers.	a	658,095 (54%)	561,607 (46%)
LRCA	SJR 5	Gambling policy; State legislative vote requirements; Ballot measure supermajority requirements	Provide the repeal of the lottery prohibition and establish a requirement of a supermajority vote by the legislature or a ballot measure for its implementation.	a	787,251 (62%)	489,282 (38%)

1970

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 42	Taxes	Reduce maximum property tax to 1 percent and allow the legislature to impose income tax without property tax restrictions.	d	309,882 (32%)	672,446 (68%)
LRCA	HJR 6	Voting age policy	Provide for the lowering of the voting age from 21 to 19.	d	473,029 (45%)	570,438 (55%)
CISS	Initiative 251	Taxes	Prohibit the state of Washington from enacting new taxes or increasing existing taxes.	d	504,779 (49%)	527,263 (51%)
CISS	Initiative 256	Environment; Business regulations	Prohibit the sale of soft drinks and alcohol in containers without a recycling deposit value of at least five cents.	d	511,248 (49%)	538,118 (51%)
LRSS	Referendum 20	Abortion policy	Legalize abortion during the first four months of pregnancy.	a	599,959 (56%)	462,174 (44%)
BI	Referendum 21	Bond issues; Parks, land, and natural area conservation	Amend the $40 million outdoor recreation bond law to remove the pre-1975 bond sale requirement and fix the maximum interest rate.	a	520,162 (52%)	474,548 (48%)
LRSS	Referendum 22	Bond issue requirements	Amend the $63 million public building construction bond law, remove the pre-1972 bond sale requirement and fix the maximum interest rate.	d	399,608 (41%)	574,887 (59%)
LRSS	Referendum 23	Bond issues; Water	Amend the $25 million water pollution control bond law to remove the pre-1971 bond sale requirement and fix the maximum interest rate.	a	581,819 (58%)	414,976 (42%)

1968

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 1	Taxes; Property	Authorize the legislature to assess farms, timberlands, and open space by current use, not potential market value, for taxation.	a	705,978 (68%)	335,496 (32%)
LRCA	HJR 13	Salaries of government officials	Increase compensation for government officials during their terms of office for those who do not fix their own compensation.	a	541,002 (53%)	478,119 (47%)
CISS	Initiative 242	Transportation; Alcohol laws	Consider anyone driving on the road to consent to an alcohol test when arrested for driving under the influence.	a	792,242 (67%)	394,644 (33%)
CISS	Initiative 245	Business regulations	Reduce maximum service charge for retail sales and eliminate two alternative methods of computing service charges.	a	642,902 (54%)	551,394 (46%)
IndISS	Inititative 32	Forestry and timber; Business regulations	Establish the Full Employment Commission and require timber from state-owned lands to be processed in facilities employing residents of the state.	d	450,559 (39%)	716,291 (61%)
LRSS	Referendum 17	Bond issues; Water	Authorize $25 million in bonds for the construction and improvement of water pollution control facilities.	a	845,372 (75%)	276,161 (25%)
LRSS	Referendum 18	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues	Authorize $40 million in bonds for the acquisition and development of outdoor recreation areas and facilities.	a	763,806 (68%)	354,646 (32%)
LRSS	Referendum 19	Bond issues	Authorize $63,059,000 in bonds to finance building projects, general administration, and higher education facilities.	a	606,236 (57%)	458,358 (43%)
VR	Referendum 35	Business regulations; Race and ethnicity issues	Add discrimination based on race, creed, color or national origin as a cause suspension or revocation of real estate licenses.	a	580,578 (54%)	503,226 (46%)
LRCA	SJR 17	Administrative organization; Bond issue requirements	Authorize the legislature to create the state building authority agency to construct buildings and improvements for the state.	a	521,162 (51%)	499,344 (49%)
LRCA	SJR 23	Taxes	Permit propositions of property tax levies exceeding forty mills to be presented to voters 24 months prior to the levy date.	d	407,248 (39%)	625,016 (61%)
LRCA	SJR 24	State legislatures measures; County and municipal governance; Administration of government	Define qualifications for appointees to fill vacancies in offices, requiring a person from the same district and political party.	a	744,656 (74%)	257,168 (26%)
LRCA	SJR 5	Public employee retirement funds	Permit the investment of public pension and retirement funds as authorized by law.	a	770,325 (72%)	298,788 (28%)
LRCA	SJR 6	State judiciary	Create a state appeals court with jurisdiction, appointments, and administration determined by law and supreme court rules.	a	650,025 (64%)	370,059 (36%)

1966

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 39	Open meetings and public information	Require state debt measures to be published at least four times within the four weeks prior to the election in all legal newspapers.	a	569,889 (75%)	193,299 (25%)
LRCA	HJR 4	Residency voting requirements	Allow national citizens to vote in a presidential election if they intend to permanently reside in the state and have resided in the state at least sixty days prior.	a	645,966 (81%)	155,808 (19%)
LRCA	HJR 7	Taxes; Property	Authorize the legislature to exempt occupied residential property from property taxes for retired individuals.	a	661,497 (76%)	210,553 (24%)
CISS	Initiative 226	Taxes	Require one-tenth of revenues from state sales and use taxes to be distributed to cities on a per capita basis.	d	403,700 (44%)	514,281 (56%)
CISS	Initiative 229	Sunday regulations	Repeal existing restrictions on Sundays prohibiting noisy activities, trade operations, personal property sales, and drinking saloons.	a	604,096 (64%)	333,972 (36%)
CISS	Initiative 233	Business regulations; Railways	Repeal statute limiting the size of freight train crews.	a	591,051 (63%)	339,978 (37%)
LRSS	Referendum 14	Education; Bond issues	Authorize $16,500,000 in state general obligation bonds for constructing public schools.	a	583,705 (67%)	288,357 (33%)
LRSS	Referendum 15	Bond issues	Authorize $40,575,000 in state general obligation bonds for improving public institutions and agencies.	a	597,715 (69%)	263,902 (31%)
LRSS	Referendum 16	Redistricting policy	Redistrict the boundaries of the Washington's first, second, third, fourth, sixth, and seventh congressional districts.	a	416,630 (52%)	384,466 (48%)
LRCA	SJR 20	Property	Repeal constitutional language that prohibited noncitizen residents from purchasing and owning land	a	430,984 (51%)	415,082 (49%)
LRCA	SJR 22 Part 1	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Establish a common school construction fund derived from crop proceeds, land, and interests.	a	602,360 (73%)	220,395 (27%)
LRCA	SJR 22 Part 2	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Permit the permanent school fund to be invested in bonds as determined by the legislature.	a	581,245 (72%)	222,401 (28%)
LRCA	SJR 25	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Consider public funds for port districts as public funds for a public interest.	a	415,064 (54%)	359,714 (46%)
LRCA	SJR 6	State judicial selection	Remove elections for Superior Court judges if only one candidate qualifies for the ballot.	a	635,318 (80%)	158,291 (20%)

1964

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative 215	Energy; Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Taxes	Tax boat fuel to fund the acquisition and improvement of marine recreation lands and create an outdoor recreation committee.	a	665,737 (64%)	381,743 (36%)
BI	Referendum 11	Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Bond issues	Provide $10 million in bonds for the acquisition of land for public outdoor recreational use.	a	614,903 (59%)	434,978 (41%)
BI	Referendum 12	Bond issues; Education	Provide for up to $59 million in bonds for the construction of schools.	a	782,682 (72%)	300,674 (28%)
BI	Referendum 13	Law enforcement; Bond issues	Provide for $4,600,000 in bonds for the construction of a juvenile correctional institution.	a	761,862 (72%)	299,783 (28%)
VR	Referendum 34	Gambling policy	Require licenses for mechanical gambling games and devices, salesboards and trades, gambling cardrooms, and bingo.	d	505,633 (45%)	622,987 (55%)
LRCA	SJR 1	County and municipal governance	Provide cities with 10,000 or more inhabitants the authorization and guidelines to create their own government charter.	a	687,016 (72%)	263,101 (28%)

1962

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 19	American Indian issues; Residency voting requirements; Constitutional wording changes	Shorten the residency duration required for voting and eliminate restrictions on voting by Native Americans	d	392,172 (49%)	400,630 (51%)
LRCA	HJR 6	State judiciary	Authorize the Supreme Court to temporarily appoint judges or retired judges and allow superior court judges to work statewide.	a	539,800 (70%)	236,805 (30%)
LRCA	HJR 9	Administration of government	Establish temporary succession to elected and appointed legislative offices in the event of an emergency.	a	496,956 (64%)	279,175 (36%)
CISS	Initiative 211	Redistricting policy; State legislatures measures	Provide for reapportioning and redistricting the state legislature based on equal population	d	396,419 (47%)	441,085 (53%)
VR	Referendum 32	Agriculture policy; Business regulations; Food policy	Provide oversight and regulation of milk product production, distribution, and marketing by the Department of Agriculture.	d	153,419 (18%)	677,530 (82%)
VR	Referendum 33	County and municipal governance	Authorize cities and towns to undergo audits by private accountants instead of the state auditor.	d	242,189 (30%)	563,475 (70%)
LRCA	SJR 21	Property	Repeal constitutional language that prohibited noncitizen residents from purchasing and owning land	d	400,839 (48%)	428,276 (52%)
LRCA	SJR 25	Ballot measure process	Require the publication of ballot constitutional amendments notices in legal newspapers at least four times in the four weeks before an election.	a	417,451 (54%)	353,448 (46%)
LRCA	SJR 9	Ballot measure process; Elections and campaigns	Require the sending of one voters' pamphlet to each place of residence instead of to each registered voter.	a	484,666 (61%)	315,088 (39%)
LRCA	Substitute HJR 1	Taxes	Authorize 40-mill tax levies in cities and towns for up to four years to fund capital outlay with three-fifths voter approval.	d	189,125 (23%)	620,973 (77%)
LRCA	Substitute SJR 1	Taxes	Authorize 40-mill tax levies in school districts for up to four years to fund capital outlay with three-fifths voter approval.	d	249,489 (29%)	597,928 (71%)

1960

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative 205	Business regulations; Alcohol laws	Provide eligibility for taverns to obtain spirituous liquor licenses, along with regulations, fees, and disbursements associated with such sales.	d	357,455 (31%)	799,643 (69%)
CISS	Initiative 207	Civil service; Administration of government	Provide for the establishment of a merit-based civil service system for state government employees and applicants.	a	606,511 (56%)	471,730 (44%)
CISS	Initiative 208	Property	Provide the authorization for two or more people to become co-owners of any kind of property as joint tenants with rights of survivorship.	a	647,529 (60%)	430,698 (40%)
CISS	Initiative 210	Time standards	Provide for the establishment of a state-wide daylight saving time from the last Sunday of April to the last Sunday of September.	a	596,135 (52%)	556,623 (48%)
IndISS	Initiative 25	Water storage; Parks, land, and natural area conservation; Fisheries and fishing regulations	Prohibit the construction of obstructions over 25 feet high on tributary streams of the Columbia River downstream from McNary Dam and the diversion of water from these tributaries exceeding limits.	a	526,130 (52%)	483,449 (48%)
LRCA	SJR 4	Property	Remove land ownership restrictions by non-residential foreigners, repealing Article II Sec. 33 of the Washington Constitution.	d	466,705 (45%)	564,250 (55%)

1958

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative 202	Right-to-work laws	Provide for the nullification of agreements that require labor organization membership as a condition of employment.	d	339,742 (36%)	596,949 (64%)
IndISS	Initiative 23	Civil service; Law enforcement	Provide civil service status for certain county sheriffs' employees and a civil service commission to administer the act and set rules.	a	539,640 (65%)	289,575 (35%)
BI	Referendum 10	Bond issues; Education	Provide $25 million for buildings for state charitable, educational, and penal institutions.	a	402,937 (51%)	391,726 (49%)
VR	Referendum 30	Insurance policy; Taxes	Provide for the taxation of insurance policy proceeds payable upon death under the inheritance tax.	d	52,223 (6%)	811,539 (94%)
LRCA	SJR 10	Administration of government	Adjust the state's boundaries with Oregon along the Columbia River.	a	395,969 (56%)	309,922 (44%)
LRCA	SJR 14	Religion-related policy	Provide the legislature with the authority to employ a chaplain for custodial, correctional, and mental institutions.	a	492,047 (64%)	279,700 (36%)
LRCA	SJR 18	Salaries of government officials; Labor and unions	Prohibit the legislature from increasing compensation, excluding pensions, to public employees after they have provided their services.	a	388,797 (51%)	371,652 (49%)
LRCA	SJR 9 Part 1	Salaries of government officials; State legislatures measures	Provide for the legislature to increase or decrease the compensation of all elected state and county officials.	d	199,361 (27%)	539,483 (73%)
LRCA	SJR 9 Part 2	Salaries of government officials; State legislatures measures	Allow legislators to be elected or appointed to an office where the compensation has increased during their legislative term.	d	140,142 (20%)	570,630 (80%)
LRCA	Substitute HJR 4	Education; Property; Taxes	Permit school district electors to authorize excess tax levies at a maximum rate of two years for operation and six years for capital outlay.	d	293,386 (38%)	483,165 (62%)

1956

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 22	Eminent domain policy	Permit the state, in the case of eminent domain, to take immediate possession of property before final settlement.	d	292,750 (39%)	466,193 (61%)
CISS	Initiative 198	Right-to-work laws	Prohibit employers from requiring employees to join or refrain from joining a labor organization as a condition of employment	d	329,653 (32%)	704,903 (68%)
CISS	Initiative 199	Redistricting policy	Adjust legislative district boundaries to equalize population	a	448,121 (52%)	406,287 (48%)
LRCA	SJR 14	Elections and campaigns; State legislatures measures	Provide that vacancies in the state legislature shall be filled by a county commissioner of the political party of the preceding legislator.	a	454,199 (61%)	293,159 (39%)
LRCA	SJR 3	Public employee retirement funds	Permit an increase in pensions paid to public officials during their term.	d	261,419 (32%)	548,184 (68%)
LRCA	SJR 4	Initiative and referendum process	Change signature requirements for initiatives and referendums	a	413,107 (54%)	351,518 (46%)
LRCA	SJR 6	Executive official term limits	Remove the constitutional limitation prohibiting successive terms for state treasurers.	a	411,453 (52%)	374,905 (48%)

1954

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 16	Property	Allow corporations organized under U.S. law, but majority-owned by noncitizens, to own land in Washington	a	364,382 (55%)	296,362 (45%)
CISS	Initiative 188	Complementary and alternative healthcare; Healthcare governance	Modify chiropractic certification requirements, by testing on chemistry and pathology and establishing a Board of Chiropractic Examiners.	d	320,179 (39%)	493,108 (61%)
CISS	Initiative 192	Business regulations; Fisheries and fishing regulations	Regulate commercial salmon harvesting, prohibiting fishing during certain times and establishing preserves where harvesting is forbidden.	d	237,004 (30%)	555,151 (70%)
CISS	Initiative 193	Time standards	Establish a state-wide daylight saving time from the last Sunday of April to the last Sunday of September.	d	370,005 (45%)	457,529 (55%)
CISS	Initiative 194	Business regulations; Alcohol laws	Prohibit television advertising of alcoholic beverages between the hours of 8 a.m. and 10 p.m.	d	207,746 (25%)	615,794 (75%)

1952

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 13	State judiciary	Grant jurisdiction to superior courts for controversies up to $1000 and jurisdiction to justices of peace for controversies up to $300.	a	389,626 (55%)	323,133 (45%)
LRCA	HJR 6	Age limits for officials; State judiciary	Set the retirement age for superior and supreme court judges at seventy-five and permit the legislature to set a lesser retirement age.	a	618,141 (74%)	215,958 (26%)
LRCA	HJR 8	Education; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Permit school districts to incur debt, with popular vote approval, for up to an additional five percent of assessed valuation of capital outlays.	a	409,985 (51%)	386,324 (49%)
CISS	Initiative 180	Business regulations; Food policy	Legalize the production, transportation, possession, sale, use and serving of yellow oleomargarine.	a	836,580 (84%)	163,752 (16%)
CISS	Initiative 181	Time standards	Establish a state-wide observation of standard time, except during wartime emergencies or federal alteration of time zones.	a	597,558 (60%)	397,928 (40%)
CISS	Initiative 184	Public assistance programs	Transfer the state's public assistance medical program to the Department of Social Security.	d	265,193 (29%)	646,634 (71%)
LRCA	Substitute SJR 7	Ballot measure process; Initiative and referendum process; State legislatures measures	Prohibit the legislature from amending or repealing voter-approved laws within two years	a	468,782 (60%)	310,797 (40%)

1950

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 10	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance; Education	Permit school districts to incur debt, with popular vote approval, for up to an additional five percent of assessed valuation of capital outlays.	d	286,189 (48%)	314,014 (52%)
CISS	Initiative 176	Public assistance programs	Increase the minimum monthly grant for Social Security to $65.	d	159,400 (23%)	534,689 (77%)
CISS	Initiative 178	Public assistance programs; Healthcare governance	Create a Council of Medical Services and transfer the public assistance medical program to the Department of Health.	a	394,261 (57%)	296,290 (43%)
VR	Referendum 28	Public assistance programs	Establish a system of disability compensation for certain employed individuals.	d	163,923 (26%)	467,574 (74%)
LRSS	Referendum 7	Education; Bond issues	Authorize $40 million in state general obligation bonds for constructing public school buildings.	a	395,417 (61%)	248,200 (39%)
LRSS	Referendum 8	Bond issues	Authorize $20 million in state general obligation bonds for constructing charitable, educational, and penal buildings.	a	377,941 (59%)	262,615 (41%)
LRSS	Referendum 9	Bond issues; Education	Authorize $20 million in state general obligation bonds for constructing public college and university buildings.	d	312,500 (50%)	314,840 (50%)
LRCA	SJR 9	Property	Allow Canadians to own land in Washington	a	292,857 (50%)	290,005 (50%)

1948

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 13	County and municipal governance	Permit the formation of combined city and county charters with a minimum population of 300,000.	a	291,699 (50%)	287,813 (50%)
LRCA	HJR 4	County and municipal governance	Repeal the constitutional provision that limits county officers from holding office for more than two consecutive terms.	a	337,554 (54%)	282,324 (46%)
IndISS	Initiative 13	Alcohol laws	Prohibit alcohol sales by any person other than the State of Washington, repealing all provision on alcohol retail and revoking licenses.	d	208,337 (26%)	602,141 (74%)
CISS	Initiative 169	Veterans policy; Bond issues	Provide additional compensation for World War II veterans and funding through bond sales.	a	438,518 (57%)	337,410 (43%)
CISS	Initiative 171	Business regulations; Alcohol laws	Provide for the regulation and control of alcohol sales by the drink and the restriction on alcohol licenses.	a	416,227 (53%)	373,418 (47%)
CISS	Initiative 172	Public assistance programs	Provide a minimum standard of living of $60 per month for low-income senior and blind citizens.	a	420,751 (54%)	352,642 (46%)
LRCA	SJR 4	Salaries of government officials	Permit the legislature to fix the salaries of elected state officials.	a	318,319 (51%)	310,516 (49%)
LRCA	SJR 5	County and municipal governance	Permit counties to adopt Home Rule charters	a	296,624 (52%)	269,018 (48%)

1946

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 9	Taxes; Property	Authorize the state to tax federal property within the state.	a	253,819 (56%)	198,786 (44%)
CISS	Initiative 166	Ballot measure process; Utility policy	Require voter approval on public utility district property acquisitions and related bonds or indebtedness.	d	220,239 (37%)	367,836 (63%)
VR	Referendum 26	Game and fish commissions	Provide the governor with the authority to appoint and remove members of the State Game Commission.	d	69,490 (13%)	447,819 (87%)
VR	Referendum 27	Administration of government; Forestry and timber	Provide for the creation of a State Timber Resource Board regulating timber harvesting from all state forest lands.	d	107,731 (20%)	422,026 (80%)

1944

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 1	Taxes; Property	Provide for a constitutional amendment that limits the tax on real and personal property to forty mills.	a	357,488 (67%)	179,273 (33%)
LRCA	HJR 4	Taxes; Transportation	Provide for a constitutional amendment that limits revenue from vehicle-related fees and taxes to be used for highways.	a	358,581 (69%)	160,898 (31%)
CISS	Initiative 157	Public assistance programs	Expand social security and unemployment aid to veterans and government employees and grants to blind and senior citizens.	d	240,565 (37%)	404,256 (63%)
CISS	Initiative 158	Public assistance programs; Taxes	Establish three percent income tax to fund $60 monthly payments to the elderly, blind, disabled and widowed.	d	184,405 (30%)	437,502 (70%)
VR	Referendum 25	Utility policy	Allow the formation of joint public utility districts	d	297,919 (44%)	373,051 (56%)

1942

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 4	Taxes	Define income as distinct from property for taxation, empower legislature to enact graduated net income taxes, and provide deductions and exemptions.	d	89,453 (34%)	176,332 (66%)
CISS	Initiative 151	Public assistance programs	Provide monthly public assistance grants and medical services to eligible senior citizens and their dependents.	d	160,084 (42%)	225,027 (58%)
VR	Referendum 22	Labor and unions; Insurance policy	Expand industrial insurance by increasing workers' benefits, raising age of eligible minor dependents, and extending claim filing period.	a	246,257 (69%)	108,845 (31%)
VR	Referendum 23	State judiciary	Provide for the appointment of an independent attorney to assist and advise a grand jury, separate from the prosecuting attorney.	d	126,972 (46%)	148,266 (54%)
VR	Referendum 24	State judiciary	Forbid prosecuting attorneys to provide advice to grand juries, except when they initiate the grand jury proceedings themselves.	d	114,603 (44%)	148,439 (56%)
LRSS	Referendum 6	Property; Taxes	Limit the property levy to forty mills and two mills limit for public universities unless approved by the majority of electors.	a	252,431 (77%)	75,540 (23%)

1940

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 13	Elections and campaigns; Salaries of government officials	Allow voters or legislature to set constitutional officers' salaries, limit legislators' salaries to $50 monthly, and repeal constitutional salary limits.	d	183,478 (41%)	259,842 (59%)
CISS	Initiative 139	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Require voter approval for the issuance of bonds, securities, or other financial obligations to public utility districts.	d	253,318 (41%)	362,508 (59%)
CISS	Initiative 141	Public assistance programs	Provide a $40 monthly grant to senior citizens over 65 years of age and eligibility guidelines and repeal acts in conflict with this measure.	a	358,009 (58%)	258,819 (42%)
LRSS	Referendum 5	Property; Taxes	Limit the aggregate annual rate of property levy to forty mills and a two mills limit on tax levy for public universities.	a	390,639 (72%)	149,843 (28%)
LRCA	SJR 1	County and municipal governance	Repeal limits on the number of terms county officers may serve.	d	208,407 (44%)	267,938 (56%)
LRCA	SJR 8	Business regulations	Authorize the legislature to grant stockholders of Washington-organized banks the same personal liability relief as stockholders of national banks.	a	255,047 (57%)	188,929 (43%)

1938

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative 126	Public education governance; Elections and campaigns	Provide for the establishment of nonpartisan nominations and elections for school superintendents.	a	293,202 (66%)	153,142 (34%)
CISS	Initiative 129	Taxes; Property	Provide for a limit of 40 mills on the aggregate annual tax levy on real and personal property	a	340,296 (69%)	149,534 (31%)
CISS	Initiative 130	Labor disputes and strikes	Require a majority vote by employees to start a strike and the submission of written demands to employers, and provide penalties for violators.	d	268,848 (48%)	295,431 (52%)
LRCA	SJR 5	Taxes	Provide that the constitution does not prevent a graduated net income tax law.	d	141,375 (33%)	285,946 (67%)

1936

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 10	Energy	Authorize the state's production and distribution of electric energy and bond issuance for energy and energy districts.	d	173,930 (38%)	278,543 (62%)
CISS	Initiative 101	Civil service	Establish a civil service system for all employees in the state, counties, cities, schools, public libraries, parks and ports.	d	208,904 (41%)	300,274 (59%)
CISS	Initiative 114	Property; Taxes	Limit property tax levy for state, county, city, school district and road districts to forty mills and tax levy for public universities to two mills.	a	417,641 (78%)	120,478 (22%)
CISS	Initiative 115	Public employee retirement funds	Establish a state pension department, eligibility requirements, and pension amounts, and authorize tax revenue to raise funds.	d	152,551 (30%)	354,162 (70%)
CISS	Initiative 119	Administrative organization; Tax and revenue administration; Bond issue requirements; Public economic investment policy; Eminent domain policy	Create Production for Use Districts to employ the unemployed to produce and distribute commodities.	d	97,329 (21%)	370,140 (79%)
LRSS	Referendum 4	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Establish a State Flood Control Fund through the issuance of bonds and tax levies and authorization of indebtedness.	d	114,055 (25%)	334,035 (75%)
LRCA	SJR 20	State legislatures measures; Salaries of government officials	Amend compensation of legislators to five dollars per day for expenses and five dollars per day for services.	d	124,639 (28%)	313,660 (72%)
LRCA	SJR 7	Taxes	Provide state uniform tax policies, authorize the legislature to provide exemptions and graduated net income tax but not county tax.	d	93,598 (22%)	328,675 (78%)

1934

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 12	Taxes	Establish uniform taxation policies upon the same class of subjects within the jurisidction levying the tax.	d	134,908 (43%)	176,154 (57%)
LRCA	HJR 14	County and municipal governance; Taxes	Disempower legislature from taxing counties and municipalities but maintain oversight on property valuation, administer related laws, and distribute state funds to municipalities.	d	129,310 (41%)	189,002 (59%)
CISS	Initiative 77	Fisheries and fishing regulations	Prohibit the use of fish traps for catching certain fish and drag seines, limit gill net length in Columbia River, create fishing areas, establish salmon fishing seasons, and set fishing regulations and penalties.	a	275,507 (64%)	153,811 (36%)
CISS	Initiative 94	Property; Taxes	Limit the property tax levy to 40 mills and the tax levy for public universities to two mills, unless approved by the majority of electors.	a	219,635 (53%)	192,168 (47%)
VR	Referendum 18	County and municipal governance; Energy	Authorize municipalities to utilize, sell, and manage electric energy and to build necessary infrastructure and condemn private power systems or properties.	a	221,590 (58%)	160,244 (42%)

1932

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment to Article XV Sec. 1	Ports and harbors	Authorize the establishment and relocation of harbor lines and increase the maximum width of harbor areas to 2,000 feet.	a	170,101 (53%)	148,201 (47%)
CISS	Initiative 58	Elections and campaigns	Provide the permanent registration of voters and define the duties of officers in connection with such registration.	a	372,061 (83%)	75,381 (17%)
CISS	Initiative 61	Business regulations; Alcohol laws	Repeal liquor importation, purchase, manufacturing, and possession, but maintain felony status for alcohol sale to minors or in saloons.	a	341,450 (62%)	208,211 (38%)
CISS	Initiative 62	Administrative organization; Game and fish commissions	Establish the Department of Game and defined the roles and duties of the department.	a	270,421 (54%)	231,863 (46%)
CISS	Initiative 64	Taxes; Property	Limit the tax levy rate to 40 mills on property for state, county, municipal, and school districts, unless approved by a majority.	a	303,384 (61%)	190,619 (39%)
CISS	Initiative 69	Taxes; Public education funding	Establish a graduated income tax to fund state school and other funds and reduce or eliminate property taxes.	a	322,919 (70%)	136,983 (30%)
LRCA	SJR 11	State judiciary	Authorize legislature to temporarily increase property value in disputes, removing state supreme court appellate jurisdiction over money or property recovery.	d	153,079 (47%)	175,130 (53%)
LRCA	SJR 16	Salaries of government officials	Compensate legislative members $500 annually and 10 cents per mile for travel to and from the legislature.	d	117,665 (32%)	254,345 (68%)

1930

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment to Article VII Secs. 1-4	Property; Taxes	Provide that property may be classified for the purpose of taxation and modify tax laws and exemptions on property.	a	138,231 (61%)	88,784 (39%)
LRCA	HJR 13	State legislatures measures	Provide that county commissioners from relevant counties can fill state legislative vacancies until the next general election.	a	133,255 (60%)	87,633 (40%)
IndISS	Initiative 1	Utility policy	Allow the creation of public utility districts for water and electricity production and distribution, with the ability to tax.	a	152,487 (54%)	130,901 (46%)
CISS	Initiative 57	Redistricting policy	Apportions 46 districts, with 46 members in the State Senate and 99 members in the State House of Representatives.	a	116,436 (50%)	115,641 (50%)
LRCA	SJR 10	Salaries of government officials	Compensate legislators $500 annually and 10 cents for every mile traveled to and from legislature meetings.	d	107,947 (45%)	132,750 (55%)

1928

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment to Article VII Secs. 1-4	Property; Taxes	Classify property so it can be taxed at uniform rates and exempt personal property up to $300 from taxes.	d	131,126 (48%)	140,887 (52%)

1926

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment to Article II Sec. 23	State legislatures measures; Salaries of government officials	Compensate legislators $300 annually and 10 cents for every mile traveled to and from legislature meetings.	d	75,329 (39%)	120,158 (61%)
LRCA	Amendment to Article XXVIII	Property taxes; Forestry and timber	Provide for reassessment and change in taxation of reforested land and the timber products of such lands.	d	87,158 (45%)	107,524 (55%)

1924

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment to Article XI Sec. 5	Elections and campaigns; County and municipal governance	Authorize the legislature to classify counties by population and elect officers in certain counties to perform duties of multiple officers.	a	137,093 (52%)	129,003 (48%)
LRCA	Amendment to Article XV Sec. 1	Ports and harbors	Empower the harbor commission to relocate harbor lines and prohibit sale or relinquishing control within 2000 feet of these lines.	d	99,694 (39%)	152,911 (61%)
CISS	Initiative 49	Public education governance	Requires all children within Washington between the ages of seven and sixteen years to attend public schools.	d	158,922 (42%)	221,500 (58%)
CISS	Initiative 50	Taxes; Property	Limit the aggregate annual tax levy rate on property to 40 mills unless approved by majority vote within the jurisdiction.	d	128,677 (38%)	211,948 (62%)
CISS	Initiative 52	Energy; County and municipal governance	Authorize municipalities to operate electrical facilities tax-free without boundaries and grant eminent domain use for these facilities.	d	139,492 (39%)	217,393 (61%)
VR	Referendum 16	Business regulations; Food policy	Prohibit butter substitutes with mixed milk and vegetable fat and require unadulterated milk for substitutes.	d	169,047 (45%)	203,016 (55%)
LRSS	Referendum 3	Energy; County and municipal governance	Allow municipalities to sell surplus electricity outside their boundaries and require a 5% excise tax on gross sales.	d	99,459 (32%)	208,809 (68%)

1922

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Amendment to Article II Sec. 23	Salaries of government officials; State legislatures measures	Provide a pay increase for legislators from $5 to $10 for each day in attendance during session.	d	52,621 (25%)	161,677 (75%)
LRCA	Amendment to Article I Sec. 22	Law enforcement; State judiciary	Provide the trial for offenses on public transportation to be held in any district through which the transport passed.	a	122,972 (60%)	81,457 (40%)
LRCA	Amendment to Article VIII Sec. 4	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Require payments from state appropriations to be made within one calendar month after the end of the next fiscal biennium.	a	94,746 (52%)	86,746 (48%)
CISS	Initiative 40	Taxes	Repeal the state's poll tax, also known as a head tax	a	193,356 (75%)	63,494 (25%)
CISS	Initiative 46	Public education funding; Taxes	Provide state school fund for $30 per schoolchild and fix a maximum tax levy for school districts.	d	99,150 (40%)	150,114 (60%)
VR	Referendum 12	Business regulations; Public works labor and contracting; Administrative powers and rulemaking	Provide certificates of necessity and and convenience to public service companies where similar services are served by other companies.	d	64,800 (29%)	154,905 (71%)
VR	Referendum 13	Public education governance; Vaccinations and disease policy	Permit parents to forbid physical examinations of their children and remove school vaccination requirements.	d	96,874 (38%)	156,113 (62%)
VR	Referendum 14	Primary election participation	Provide enforcement of closed primaries and electors to declare party affiliation during voter registration.	d	60,593 (27%)	164,004 (73%)
VR	Referendum 15	Elections and campaigns	Provide changes to precinct chairperson powers, candidates nomination process, and party convention guidelines.	d	57,324 (29%)	140,299 (71%)

1920

November 2

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Eminent Domain for Land Reclamation and Settlement Amendment	Property; Eminent domain policy	Provide eminent domain as public use and fair compensation for taking private property	a	121,022 (52%)	113,287 (48%)
LRCA	Executive Officer Salaries Amendment	Salaries of government officials; State executive official measures	Provide salary amounts for the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor, attorney general, and superintendent of public instruction.	d	71,284 (30%)	170,242 (70%)
LRSS	Referendum 1	Bond issues; Transportation	Provide construction of state system of truck line highways and bond issuance guidelines to raise funds	d	117,425 (38%)	191,783 (62%)
LRSS	Referendum 2	Veterans policy	Provide compensation for World War I veterans and allowance of bond sales and taxes to pay for such compensation.	a	224,356 (72%)	88,128 (28%)

1918

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	HJR 1	State constitutional conventions	Call a constitutional convention to revise or amend the state constitution	d	55,148 (48%)	58,713 (52%)
VR	Referendum 10	Alcohol laws	Prohibit alcohol with an exception for religious purposes, in which case it would be regulated.	a	96,100 (64%)	54,322 (36%)

1916

November 7

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initative 24	Alcohol laws; Business regulations	Authorize the sale of beer between one and four percent alcohol and provide a system of licensing for breweries.	d	105,803 (30%)	245,399 (70%)
IndISS	Initiative 18	Business regulations; Alcohol laws	Remove alcohol purchases restrictions at home and authorize malt liquor production and sale, alcohol sales at hotels, and brewery licenses.	d	48,354 (16%)	263,390 (84%)
LRCA	Property Ownership Requirement for Voting on Indebtedness Amendment	Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements	Require voters to own property with tax obligations to vote on propositions regarding financial matters.	d	88,963 (33%)	180,179 (67%)
VR	Referendum 3	Initiative and referendum process	Modify the laws governing the initiative and referendum process.	d	62,117 (24%)	196,363 (76%)
VR	Referendum 4	Recall process	Alter the provisions regarding the recall of elected officials.	d	63,546 (25%)	193,686 (75%)
VR	Referendum 5	Elections and campaigns	Provide the formation of state and county party conventions and the election of delegates to such conventions.	d	49,370 (20%)	200,499 (80%)
VR	Referendum 6	Labor disputes and strikes	Define picketing, prohibit it, and provide penalities for violation.	d	85,672 (32%)	183,042 (68%)
VR	Referendum 7	Utility policy	Require utility services to obtain public service commission certification based on public necessity and convenience.	d	46,921 (19%)	201,742 (81%)
VR	Referendum 8	Ports and harbors; Local government organization	Create port districts, rank them into classes, and provide for harbor development.	d	45,264 (19%)	195,253 (81%)
VR	Referendum 9	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Require state and local governments, port, school, and park districts to establish a budget and limit expenditures.	d	87,205 (32%)	181,933 (68%)

1914

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Allow Noncitizen Residents to Own Land Amendment	Property; Immigration policy	Allow noncitizen residents to purchase and own land	d	55,080 (21%)	212,542 (79%)
CISS	Initiative 10	Labor and unions; Law enforcement	Provide the employment of certain convicts to construct public highways, payment for dependent families of such convicts, and creation of state road funds to implement this measure	d	111,805 (38%)	183,726 (62%)
CISS	Initiative 13	Working hours regulations	Prohibit employers from having employees work more than eight hours a day, except in agricultural labor, cases of emergency, or additional compensation for overtime work	d	118,881 (36%)	212,935 (64%)
CISS	Initiative 3	Alcohol laws	Prohibit the production and sale of alcohol in Washington	a	189,840 (53%)	171,208 (47%)
CISS	Initiative 6	Business regulations; Administration of government	Transfer power from the secretary of state to the public service commission to regulate businesses to prevent fraud in the dealings of land, stocks, bonds, and other securities	d	142,017 (49%)	147,298 (51%)
CISS	Initiative 7	Administrative organization; State executive powers and duties	Abolish the bureau of inspection and supervision of public offices, transfer the bureau's power to the state auditor, and require the state auditor to provide a balance sheet of each department's expense	d	117,882 (41%)	167,080 (59%)
CISS	Initiative 8	Labor and unions; Business regulations	Prohibit fees to secure employment or employment interviews	a	162,054 (53%)	144,544 (47%)
CISS	Initiative 9	Workers' compensation laws	Require employers to cover up to one hundred dollars in expenses for injured workers, with the additional cost paid for by the industry, and prohibit certain wage deductions	d	143,738 (48%)	154,166 (52%)
VR	Referendum 1	Public employee retirement funds; Public school teachers and staff	Provide for the creation of a retirement fund for retired public school teachers, principals, supervisors, supervising principals and superintendents and a board of trustees to oversee the fund	d	59,051 (19%)	252,356 (81%)
VR	Referendum 2	Water irrigation policy; Bond issues	Provided for the construction and operation of an irrigation and storage system to irrigate lands in the Quincy Valley and the authorization of $40 million in state bonds sales to raise funds	d	102,315 (35%)	189,065 (65%)

1912

November 5

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Initiative and Referendum Process Amendment	Initiative and referendum process	Establish a statewide initiative and referendum process in Washington	a	110,110 (71%)	43,905 (29%)
LRCA	Recall Elections Process Amendment	Elections and campaigns; Recall process	Provide for the recall of elected public officials and the election of a successor	a	112,321 (71%)	46,372 (29%)
LRCA	Remove County Official Term Limits Amendment	County and municipal governance	Remove two term limit for county officers except the county treasurer	d	67,717 (45%)	83,138 (55%)
LRCA	Repeal Provision on When Laws Take Effect Amendment	State legislatures measures	Repeal constitutional language requiring new laws to take effect 90 days after the legislative session's adjournment	a	79,940 (62%)	47,978 (38%)

1910

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Gubernatorial Line of Succession and Special Election Amendment	State executive official measures; Elections and campaigns	Revise the line of succession for the office of governor	a	51,257 (78%)	14,186 (22%)
LRCA	Women's Suffrage Amendment	Sex and gender issues; Women's suffrage	Provide for women's suffrage in state constitution	a	52,299 (64%)	29,676 (36%)

1908

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Allow Differing Tax Rates by Property Class Amendment	Property; Taxes	Replace the requirement for uniform taxation of all property with a system allowing taxes to be uniform only within each class of property	d	28,371 (32%)	60,244 (68%)
LRCA	Eminent Domain for Agricultural, Domestic, Sanitary, and Timber Right-of-Ways Uses Amendment	Forestry and timber; Eminent domain policy	Allow eminent domain to take private property for agricultural, domestic, sanitary purposes, and timber removal rights-of-way, declaring these uses as public	d	26,849 (34%)	52,721 (66%)

1906

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Allow Eminent Domain for Right-of-Ways in Timber, Lumbering, and Mining Operations Amendment	Mineral resources; Eminent domain policy; Forestry and timber	Expand the power of eminent domain for right-of-ways for logging, timber, milling, mining, manufacturing, and other operations	d	15,257 (42%)	20,984 (58%)
LRCA	Water Deemed Public Use for Irrigation, Mining, Manufacturing, and Timber Removal Amendment	Eminent domain policy; Water irrigation policy; Forestry and timber	Declare the use of state waters for irrigation, mining, manufacturing, and timber removal as a public use	d	18,462 (48%)	20,258 (52%)

1904

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Allow Chaplains for State Prisons and Reformatory Institutions Amendment	Religion-related policy; Corrections governance	Allow the legislature to authorize chaplains for state prisons and reformatory institutions	a	17,058 (60%)	11,371 (40%)

1900

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Property Tax Exemption Amendment	Property; Taxes	Allow the legislature to exempt up to $300 of personal property from taxation	a	35,398 (80%)	8,975 (20%)

1898

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Municipal Property Tax Classification Amendment	Property; County and municipal governance; Taxes	Allow municipal governments, with voter approval, to choose which classes of property to tax for local purposes, provided the tax is applied uniformly	d	15,986 (32%)	33,850 (68%)
LRCA	Women's Suffrage Amendment	Sex and gender issues; Women's suffrage	Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution	d	20,658 (40%)	30,540 (60%)

1896

November 3

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	English Language Requirement for Voting Amendment	English language policy; Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements	Require individuals to be able to read and speak English in order to vote	a	28,019 (70%)	11,983 (30%)

1894

November 6

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Investment of Permanent School Fund in School District Bonds Amendment	Public education funding; State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Allow the permanent school fund to be invested in school district bonds	a	18,884 (77%)	5,598 (23%)

1892

November 8

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	Increase State Debt Limit Amendment	State and local government budgets, spending, and finance	Increase the state's debt limit from $400,000 to 1% of the state's taxable property value to fund public buildings, plus $500,000 in debt for other purposes	d	13,635 (28%)	35,207 (72%)

1890

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRSS	State Capital Location Runoff Measure	State capitals	Select a permanent location for a state capital	a	37,382 (73%)	14,025 (27%)

1889

October 1

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CCRCA	Alcohol Prohibition Amendment	Alcohol laws	Prohibit the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcohol	d	19,546 (38%)	31,487 (62%)
CCRCA	State Capital Location Measure	State capitals	Select a permanent location for a state capital	d	25,490 (46%)	29,683 (54%)
CCRCA	State Constitution Ratification Question	State constitution ratification	Approve the proposed Washington State Constitution	a	40,152 (77%)	11,879 (23%)
CCRCA	Women's Suffrage Amendment	Sex and gender issues; Women's suffrage	Provides for women's suffrage in state constitution	d	16,527 (32%)	35,613 (68%)

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