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Washington Initiative 18, Remove Restrictions on Alcohol Purchases and Hotel Alcohol Sales Measure (1916)
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| Topic Alcohol laws and Business regulations |
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| Type Indirect initiated state statute |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 18 was on the ballot as an indirect initiated state statute in Washington on November 7, 1916. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported removing restrictions on households purchasing alcohol and home consumption and authorizing the production and sale of malt liquor, the selling of alcohol at hotels, and the licensing of brewers. |
A "no" vote opposed removing restrictions on households purchasing alcohol and home consumption and authorizing the production and sale of malt liquor, the selling of alcohol at hotels, and the licensing of brewers. |
Election results
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Washington Initiative 18 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 48,354 | 15.51% | ||
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263,390 | 84.49% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 18 was as follows:
| “ | An act relating to alcohoIic liquor; to remove burdensome restrictions upon the rights of householders to purchase and keep on hand alcoholic beverages for home consumption; to authorize the manufacture and sale of malt liquor; to authorize the furnishing of alcoholic beverages to guests in hotels; to authorize the granting of licenses to brewers, to their selling agents, and to hotel keepers; to restrict and regulate the business to be carried on under such licenses; declaring violations of such restrictions to be misdemeanors, and prescribing penalties therefor. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Washington, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an Initiative to the Legislature, a type of indirect initiated state statute.
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Footnotes
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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