Washington Referendum 16, Congressional Redistricting Measure (1966)
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| Topic Redistricting policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Washington Referendum 16 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Washington on November 8, 1966. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported redistricting the boundaries of the Washington's first, second, third, fourth, sixth, and seventh congressional districts. |
A "no" vote opposed redistricting the boundaries of the Washington's first, second, third, fourth, sixth, and seventh congressional districts. |
Election results
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Washington Referendum 16 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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416,630 | 52.01% | ||
| No | 384,466 | 47.99% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Referendum 16 was as follows:
| “ | An Act Relating to congressional districts, revising and redefining the boundaries of the first, second, third, fourth, sixth and seventh United States congressional districts of the State of Washington, allocating to each such district one representative in the congress of the United States; and repealing existing congressional districting and apportionment laws in conflict therewith. | ” |
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
External links
Footnotes
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