Washington HJR 57, Shared Earnings for Common Carriers Amendment (1977)
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| Topic Business regulations and Transportation |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington HJR 57 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 8, 1977. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported permitting railroad companies to share earnings and repealing the previous prohibition. |
A “no” vote opposed repealing the prohibition against railroad companies sharing earnings. |
Election results
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Washington HJR 57 |
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447,544 | 57.36% | ||
| No | 332,729 | 42.64% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for HJR 57 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the constitutional prohibition against the common carrier doing the carrying sharing earnings with another common carrier be repealed?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.
See also
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Footnotes
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