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Washington Initiative 151, Elderly Public Assistance Grants Measure (1942)
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| Topic Public assistance programs |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 151 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 3, 1942. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported providing monthly public assistance grants to eligible senior citizens, along with medical services and additional public assistance for them and their dependents, while also regulating administrative aspects and ensuring conformity with future federal requirements for the program. |
A "no" vote opposed providing monthly public assistance grants to eligible senior citizens, along with medical services and additional public assistance for them and their dependents, while also regulating administrative aspects and ensuring conformity with future federal requirements for the program. |
Election results
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Washington Initiative 151 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 160,084 | 41.57% | ||
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225,027 | 58.43% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 151 was as follows:
| “ | An Act relating to old age assistance and public assistance; providing payment of $40.00 minimum monthly grants to eligibles as defined herein; providing medical services, additional care and burial expenses for all recipients of public assistance and dependents, defined herein, and supplemental grants to dependents; providing increase of all public assistance proportionate to increased living costs; providing conformity with future federal requirements; defining terms and establishing procedure; prohibiting assignment or legal process respecting grants; regulating administrative plan and personnel; directing appropriations, beyond total federal matching funds secured; penalizing violators; repealing Chapter 1, Laws of 1941, and conflicting enactments. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Washington, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an Initiative to the People.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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