Washington Referendum 11, Outdoor Recreation Bond Measure (1964)

Washington Referendum 11
Election date November 3, 1964
Topic Bond issues and Parks, land, and natural area conservation
Status Approved
Type Bond issue	Origin State legislature

Washington Referendum 11 was on the ballot as a bond issue in Washington on November 3, 1964. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported providing $10 million in bonds for the acquisition of land for public outdoor recreational use.

A “no” vote opposed providing $10 million in bonds for the acquisition of land for public outdoor recreational use.

Election results

Washington Referendum 11
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		614,903	58.57%
No		434,978	41.43%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Referendum 11 was as follows:

“

An Act Providing for the issuance and sale of state general obligation bonds in an amount not exceeding $10,000,000 to acquire land and appurtenances for outdoor public recreational use, and providing that one-half of the proceeds from existing corporation fees collected by the state be deposited in a fund for payment of principal and interest on the bonds, subject to existing charges on such proceeds.

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Types of ballot measures in Washington

A simple majority vote was needed in each chamber of the Washington State Legislature to refer the measure to the ballot for voter consideration.

See also

1964 Measures

• 1964 Measures
• Parks on the ballot
• land on the ballot
• and natural area conservation on the ballot
• Bond issues on the ballot
• 1964 legislative sessions

Washington

• Washington ballot measures
• Washington ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Washington Voter Guide (1964)