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Washington HJR 4218, Superior Court Commissioners Amendment (1991)

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Washington HJR 4218

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Election date

November 5, 1991

Topic
State judiciary
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Washington HJR 4218 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 5, 1991. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported allowing counties to establish the number of Superior Court Commissioners repealing the constitutional limit of three.

A “no” vote opposed allowing counties to establish the number of Superior Court Commissioners repealing the constitutional limit of three.

Election results

Washington HJR 4218

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 583,318 45.21%

Defeated No

706,807 54.79%
Results are officially certified.
Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for HJR 4218 was as follows:

Shall each county legislative body establish the number of Superior Court Commissioners and the constitutional limit of three be repealed?

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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