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Washington Initiative 177, Authorize Charter Schools Measure (1996)
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| Topic Public education governance and School choice policy |
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| Type Indirect initiated state statute |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 177 was on the ballot as an indirect initiated state statute in Washington on November 5, 1996. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing voters in each school district to decide whether to convert the district into a renewed school district, which could include independent public schools (public charter schools) operated by licensed nonprofit organizations. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing voters in each school district to decide whether to convert the district into a renewed school district, which could include independent public schools (public charter schools) operated by licensed nonprofit organizations. |
Election results
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Washington Initiative 177 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 762,367 | 35.57% | ||
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1,380,816 | 64.43% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 177 was as follows:
| “ | Shall voters be authorized to create "renewed" school districts where nonprofit organizations may operate publicly-funded "independent" public schools with parental choice and revised state regulation? | ” |
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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