Washington Initiative 729, Authorize Charter Schools Measure (2000)
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| Topic Public education governance and School choice policy |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 729 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 7, 2000. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing the creation of charter public schools operated by nonprofit organizations and sponsored by either a local school district or a state or regional university. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing the creation of charter public schools operated by nonprofit organizations and sponsored by either a local school district or a state or regional university. |
Election results
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Washington Initiative 729 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 1,125,766 | 48.17% | ||
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1,211,390 | 51.83% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 729 was as follows:
| “ | Shall school districts and public universities be authorized to sponsor charter public schools, independently operated, open to all students, and subject to revised state regulation? | ” |
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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