Washington HJR 6, Judge Retirement Age Amendment (1952)
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| Topic Age limits for officials and Judicial term limits |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington HJR 6 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 4, 1952. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing the retirement age for superior and supreme court judges at seventy-five and permitting the legislature to set a lesser retirement age. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing the retirement age for superior and supreme court judges at seventy-five and permitting the legislature to set a lesser retirement age. |
Election results
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Washington HJR 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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618,141 | 74.11% | ||
| No | 215,958 | 25.89% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for HJR 6 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Article IV of the Constitution be amended by adding a new section to provide that judges of the supreme court and superior courts shall retire at the age of seventy-five but permitting the legislature to prescribe a lesser age or other causes for retirement? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Washington Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the Washington State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
See also
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Footnotes
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