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Washington Initiative 199, Adjust Legislative District Boundaries to Equalize Population Measure (1956)

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Washington Initiative 199

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Election date

November 6, 1956

Topic
Redistricting policy
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Initiated state statute
Origin

Citizens



Washington Initiative 199 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 6, 1956. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported establishing 49 legislative districts using U.S. Census tracts, adding three new districts and senators, adjusting district boundaries to equalize population.

A “no” vote opposed establishing 49 legislative districts using U.S. Census tracts, adding three new districts and senators, adjusting district boundaries to equalize population.

Election results

Washington Initiative 199

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

448,121 52.45%
No 406,287 47.55%
Results are officially certified.
Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Initiative 199 was as follows:

LEGISLATIVE REAPPORTIONMENT AND REDISTRICTING 

An ACT Relating to the state legislature and legislative districts; defining forty-nine senatorial and representative districts; creating three new legislative districts; providing for the number and apportionment of the members of the legislature; increasing the membership of the state senate by three members; substituting census tracts as established by the United States Bureau of the Census for precincts as the basic geographical units from which legislative districts are formed; combining such census tracts to form newly created districts and to change the boundaries and population of some existing districts; and repealing certain acts in conflict therewith.

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

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