Washington HJR 4212, Number of Years for State Legislative Terms Amendment (1987)

Washington HJR 4212
	Election date; November 3, 1987
	Topic; State legislatures measures
	Status; Defeated
Type; Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin; State legislature

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

Results are officially certified.

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?

”

The full text of this measure is available here.

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.

Washington HJR 4212

Election date November 3, 1987
Topic State legislatures measures
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

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