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Washington Initiative 200, Affirmative Action Measure (1998)
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| Topic Affirmative action |
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| Type Indirect initiated state statute |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 200 was on the ballot as an indirect initiated state statute in Washington on November 3, 1998. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported prohibiting public institutions from granting preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin within public education, employment, and contracting. |
A “no” vote opposed prohibiting public institutions from granting preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin within public education, employment, and contracting. |
Election results
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Washington Initiative 200 |
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1,099,410 | 58.22% | ||
| No | 788,930 | 41.78% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 200 was as follows:
| “ | Shall government be prohibited from discriminating or granting preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin in public employment, education, and contracting? | ” |
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.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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