Washington HJR 4212, Number of Years for State Legislative Terms Amendment (1987)
| Washington HJR 4212 | |
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| Topic State legislatures measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington HJR 4212 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 3, 1987. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported increasing legislative representatives' terms to four years and senators' terms to six years. |
A “no” vote opposed increasing legislative representatives' terms to four years and senators' terms to six years. |
Election results
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Washington HJR 4212 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 283,742 | 33.32% | ||
| 567,782 | 66.68% | |||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for HJR 4212 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the State Constitution be amended so legislative representatives will be elected for four years and senators for six? | ” |
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
External links
Footnotes
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