Washington 1987 ballot measures

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In 1987, voters decided on six statewide ballot measures in Washington on November 3.

• One of the measures was an Initiative to the Legislature.
• One of the measures was a legislatively referred state statute.
• Four of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Voters approved one (17%) and rejected five (83%) measures.

On the ballot

November 3, 1987

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 4212	Term limits	Provide for an increase of legislative representatives' terms to four years and senators' terms to six years		283,742 (33%)	567,782 (67%)
LRCA	HJR 4220	Public education funding; Property taxes	Provide authorization to implement a 15-year state property tax for the construction of schools		283,118 (33%)	568,196 (67%)
IndISS	Initiative 92	Business; Public health insurance	Prohibit physicians from charging patients on Medicare more than Medicare's reasonable charges		315,792 (36%)	572,813 (64%)
LRSS	Referendum 41	Federal issues	Require the legislature to seek U.S. Supreme Court review of a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Federal Reserve System’s authority		282,613 (34%)	541,387 (66%)
LRCA	SJR 8207	Judiciary structure; Judicial authority	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	Public land	Remove state constitutional restrictions that prevented investment of some permanent public land funds in stocks and private lending		260,620 (32%)	551,408 (68%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Washington
• Types of ballot measures in Washington
• List of Washington ballot measures
• 1987 ballot measures

External links

• Washington Voter Guide (November 1987)