Washington 1964 ballot measures

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In 1964, voters decided on six statewide ballot measures in Washington on November 3.

• One of the measures was an Initiative to the People.
• Three of the measures were legislatively referred state statutes.
• One of the measures was a veto referendum.
• One of the measures was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment.
• Voters approved five (83%) and rejected one (17%) measures.

On the ballot

November 3, 1964

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
CISS	Initiative 215	Fuel taxes; Parks and conservation	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 and conservation; Bonds	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	Public education funding; Bonds	Provide for up to $59 million in bonds for the construction of schools	a	782,682 (72%)	300,674 (28%)
BI	Referendum 13	Juvenile justice; Bonds	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	Require licenses for mechanical gambling games and devices, salesboards and trades, gambling cardrooms, and bingo.		505,633 (45%)	622,987 (55%)
LRCA	SJR 1	Local government	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%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Washington
• Types of ballot measures in Washington
• List of Washington ballot measures
• 1964 ballot measures

External links

• Washington Voter Guide (November 1964)