Washington SJR 133, Initiatives to the Legislature Signature Submission and Verification Timeline Amendment (1981)

Washington SJR 133
Election date November 3, 1981
Topic Initiative and referendum process
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Washington SJR 133 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 3, 1981. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported this constitutional amendment to: increase the amount of time the secretary of state has to verify signatures for Initiatives to the Legislature to 40 days; provide that the signature requirement for Initiatives to the Legislature is based on the last gubernatorial election at the time of the initiative text being filed with the state, rather than when signatures are due; and prohibit the Legislature from ordering a referendum on an Initiative to the Legislature that legislators adopted.

A "no" vote opposed this constitutional amendment to make changes to the signature submission and verification timelines for Initiatives to the Legislature.

Election results

Washington SJR 133
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		581,724	74.46%
No		199,516	25.54%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for SJR 133 was as follows:

“

Shall certification of initiatives to the legislature be required within forty days of filing and legislatively ordered referenda thereon prohibited?

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Washington Constitution

A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the Washington State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.

See also

1981 Measures

• 1981 Measures
• Initiative and referendum process on the ballot
• 1981 legislative sessions

Washington

• Washington ballot measures
• Washington ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Washington Voter Guide (1981)