Washington Initiative 210, Daylight Saving Time Measure (1960)

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Washington Initiative 210

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Election date

November 8, 1960

Topic
Time standards
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Initiated state statute
Origin

Citizens



Washington Initiative 210 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 8, 1960. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported establishing daylight saving time from the last Sunday of April to the last Sunday of September.

A “no” vote opposed establishing daylight saving time from the last Sunday of April to the last Sunday of September.

Election results

Washington Initiative 210

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

596,135 51.71%
No 556,623 48.29%
Results are officially certified.
Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Initiative 210 was as follows:

AN ACT Providing that at two o'clock antemeridian Pacific Standard Time of the last Sunday in April each year the time of the State of Washington shall be advanced one hour, and at two o'clock antemeridian Pacific Standard Time of the last Sunday in September in each year the time of the State of Washington shall, by the retarding of one hour, be returned to Pacific Standard Time.

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

External links

Footnotes