Washington HJR 13, Legislative Vacancies Filled by County Commissioners Amendment (1930)
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| Topic State legislatures measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington HJR 13 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 4, 1930. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing that state legislative vacancies be filled by appointment from county commissioners from the relevant counties until the next general election. |
A "no" vote opposed providing that state legislative vacancies be filled by appointment from county commissioners from the relevant counties until the next general election. |
Election results
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Washington HJR 13 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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133,255 | 60.33% | ||
| No | 87,633 | 39.67% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for HJR 13 was as follows:
| “ | An Amendment of section 15, Article II of the state constitution relating to vacancies in the legislature, by providing that such vacancies shall be filled by appointment by boards of county commissioners, and prescribing the tenure of office of persons so appointed. | ” |
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
External links
Footnotes
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