Washington HJR 13, Superior Court Jurisdiction Amendment (1952)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington HJR 13 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 4, 1952. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported granting jurisdiction to superior courts in cases where the controversy amounted to $1000 or less and jurisdiction to justices of peace in cases where the controversy amounted to $300 or less. |
A “no” vote opposed granting jurisdiction to superior courts in cases where the controversy amounted to $1000 or less and jurisdiction to justices of peace in cases where the controversy amounted to $300 or less. |
Election results
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Washington HJR 13 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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389,626 | 54.66% | ||
| No | 323,133 | 45.34% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for HJR 13 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Article IV, section 6 of the Constitution be amended to permit superior courts to have original jurisdiction in all eases where the controversy amounts to one thousand dollars or a lesser sum in excess of the jurisdiction granted inferior courts; and shall Article IV, section 10 of the Constitution be amended to permit justices of the peace to have original jurisdiction where the controversy amounts to less than three hundred dollars or such greater sum not to exceed one thousand dollars? | ” |
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.
See also
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Footnotes
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