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Washington Initiative 199, Adjust Legislative District Boundaries to Equalize Population Measure (1956)
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Origin |
Washington Initiative 199 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 6, 1956. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing 49 legislative districts using U.S. Census tracts, adding three new districts and senators, adjusting district boundaries to equalize population. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing 49 legislative districts using U.S. Census tracts, adding three new districts and senators, adjusting district boundaries to equalize population. |
Election results
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Washington Initiative 199 |
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448,121 | 52.45% | ||
| No | 406,287 | 47.55% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 199 was as follows:
| “ | LEGISLATIVE REAPPORTIONMENT AND REDISTRICTING An ACT Relating to the state legislature and legislative districts; defining forty-nine senatorial and representative districts; creating three new legislative districts; providing for the number and apportionment of the members of the legislature; increasing the membership of the state senate by three members; substituting census tracts as established by the United States Bureau of the Census for precincts as the basic geographical units from which legislative districts are formed; combining such census tracts to form newly created districts and to change the boundaries and population of some existing districts; and repealing certain acts in conflict therewith. | ” |
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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