Washington Initiative 10, Convict Labor for Highway Construction Measure (1914)

Washington Initiative 10
Election date November 3, 1914
Topic Labor and unions and Law enforcement
Status Defeated
Type Initiated state statute	Origin Citizens

Washington Initiative 10 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 3, 1914. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported employing certain convicts to construct public highways, compensating the dependent families of such convicts, and creating a state road fund to implement this measure.

A “no” vote opposed employing certain convicts to construct public highways, compensating the dependent families of such convicts, and creating a state road fund to implement this measure.

Election results

Washington Initiative 10
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		111,805	37.83%
No		183,726	62.17%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Initiative 10 was as follows:

“

An act providing for the employment of all convicts upon public highways except in certain cases, authorizing the payment of certain sums to dependent families of such convicts, creating a state road fund, providing a tax levy of not to exceed one-half mill therefore, transferring the public highway fund thereto, and making an appropriation of two million dollars for carrying out the provisions of this act.

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing the initiative process in Washington

In Washington, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an Initiative to the People.

See also

1914 Measures

• 1914 Measures
• Law enforcement on the ballot
• Labor and unions on the ballot
• 1914 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 (1914)