Washington HJR 4231, Remove Certain Terms for Individuals with Disabilities from Constitution Amendment (1988)
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| Topic Constitutional wording changes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington HJR 4231 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 8, 1988. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported removing references to "idiots, insane, dumb, and defective youth" from the state constitution and replacing with new language. |
A “no” vote opposed removing references to "idiots, insane, dumb, and defective youth" from the state constitution and replacing with new language. |
Election results
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Washington HJR 4231 |
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1,354,529 | 81.37% | ||
| No | 310,114 | 18.63% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for HJR 4231 was as follows:
| “ | Shall references in the State Constitution to "idiots, insane, dumb, and defective youth" be removed and new language be added? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Washington Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the Washington State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
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Footnotes
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