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Washington HJR 42, Agricultural Trade Commissions Amendment (1985)

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Washington HJR 22

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Election date

November 5, 1985

Topic
Administration of government and Agriculture policy
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Washington HJR 22 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 5, 1985. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported permitting agricultural commodity commissions to engage in promotional hosting to develop agricultural trade.

A "no" vote opposed permitting agricultural commodity commissions to engage in promotional hosting to develop agricultural trade.

Election results

Washington HJR 22

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

536,528 68.13%
No 250,936 31.87%
Results are officially certified.
Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for HJR 22 was as follows:

Shall agricultural commodity commissions, funded by agricultural producer assessments, be permitted to engage in promotional hosting to develop agricultural trade?

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Washington Constitution

A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the Washington State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.

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