Washington Initiative 8, Prohibit Employment Fees Measure (1914)

Washington Initiative 8
Election date November 3, 1914
Topic Business regulations and Labor and unions
Status Approved
Type Initiated state statute	Origin Citizens

Washington Initiative 8 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 3, 1914. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported prohibiting employers from charging workers fees for employment and charging prospective employees fees to have interviews for employment.

A "no" vote opposed prohibiting employers from charging workers fees for employment and charging prospective employees fees to have interviews for employment.

Election results

Washington Initiative 8
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		162,054	52.86%
No		144,544	47.14%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Initiative 8 was as follows:

“

INITIATIVE MEASURE NO. 8, entitled "An act to prohibit the collection of remuneration or fees from workers for the securing of employment or furnishing information leading thereto, and providing a penalty for violation thereof."

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing the initiative process in Washington

In Washington, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an Initiative to the People.

External links

• Washington Voter Guide (1914)