Washington Initiative 208, Joint Property Tenancy with Right of Survivorship Measure (1960)

Washington Initiative 208
Election date November 8, 1960
Topic Property
Status Approved
Type Initiated state statute	Origin Citizens

Washington Initiative 208 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 8, 1960. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported allowing two or more people to become co-owners of any kind of property as joint tenants with rights of survivorship.

A “no” vote opposed allowing two or more people to become co-owners of any kind of property as joint tenants with rights of survivorship.

Election results

Washington Initiative 208
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		647,529	60.05%
No		430,698	39.95%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Initiative 208 was as follows:

“

AN ACT Relating to property; authorizing joint tenancies in real and personal property with common law incidents of survivorship and severability; allowing property rights of a deceased joint tenant to pass immediately upon death to the surviving joint tenant; prescribing methods and requirements for the creation of joint tenancies; providing that the transfer of property to surviving joint tenants shall not derogate from the rights of creditors; and repealing existing laws which abolished the right of survivorship as an incident of joint tenancies or tenancy by the entireties.

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing the initiative process in Washington

In Washington, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an Initiative to the People.

See also

1960 Measures

• 1960 Measures
• Property on the ballot
• 1960 legislative sessions

Washington

• Washington ballot measures
• Washington ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Washington Voter Guide (1960)