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Washington Initiative 194, Alcohol Television Advertising Prohibition Measure (1954)
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| Topic Alcohol laws and Business regulations |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 194 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 2, 1954. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported prohibiting television advertising of alcoholic beverages between the hours of 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. |
A "no" vote opposed prohibiting television advertising of alcoholic beverages between the hours of 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. |
Election results
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Washington Initiative 194 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 207,746 | 25.23% | ||
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615,794 | 74.77% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 194 was as follows:
| “ | An Act to prohibit television advertising of alcoholic beverages between the hours of 8 a.m. and 10 p.m.; declaring the use, sale and advertising of such beverages to be a matter of public policy; providing penalties for the violation of this act and repealing all acts in conflict therewith. | ” |
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 People.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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