Washington HJR 4200, Public Employment of Chaplains in Health Facilities Amendment (1993)

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Washington HJR 4200

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Election date

November 2, 1993

Topic
Healthcare and Religion-related policy
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Washington HJR 4200 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 2, 1993. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported permitting counties to employ chaplains for hospitals, health care facilities, and hospices.

A "no" vote opposed permitting counties to employ chaplains for hospitals, health care facilities, and hospices.


Election results

Washington HJR 4200

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

851,333 58.33%
No 608,252 41.67%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for HJR 4200 was as follows:

Shall counties and public hospital districts be permitted to employ chaplains for their hospitals, health care facilities, and hospices?

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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