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Washington Referendum 3, Require Initiative and Referendum Petition Signers to Sign in Presence of Registration Officer Measure (1916)
| Washington Referendum 3 | |
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| Topic Initiative and referendum process |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Washington Referendum 3 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Washington on November 7, 1916. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported the legislation requiring initiative and referendum petition signers to sign in the presence of a registration officer, among other changes. |
A "no" vote opposed the legislation requiring initiative and referendum petition signers to sign in the presence of a registration officer, among other changes. |
Election results
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Washington Referendum 3 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 62,117 | 24.03% | ||
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196,363 | 75.97% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Referendum 3 was as follows:
| “ | An act to facilitate the operation of the provisions of section 1 of article XI of the Constitution relating to the initiative and referendum, to prevent fraud, and amending sections 4971-1, 4971-5, 4971-6, 4971-7, 4971-9, 4971-10, 4971-15, 4971-16, 4971-17, 4971-31 and 4971-32 of Remington & Ballinger's Annotated Codes and Statutes of Washington, and repealing section 4971-8 of Remington & Ballinger's Annotated Codes and Statutes of Washington, and declaring this act shall take effect January 1st, 1916. | ” |
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 a veto referendum.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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