Washington Initiative 157, Social Security and Unemployment Assistance Measure (1944)
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| Topic Public assistance programs |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 157 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 7, 1944. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported expanding social security and unemployment assistance programs to include veterans and government employees and give grants to blind and senior citizens. |
A "no" vote opposed expanding social security and unemployment assistance programs to include veterans and government employees and give grants to blind and senior citizens. |
Election results
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Washington Initiative 157 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 240,565 | 37.31% | ||
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404,256 | 62.69% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 157 was as follows:
| “ | An act relating to Social Security and Unemployment Compensation; creating a Washington State Social Security Board and establishing a Washington State Social Security System; extending unemployment compensation benefits to include war veterans and certain governmental employees; enlarging, generally, the scope of unemployment benefits; liberalizing grants to the blind and senior citizens; directing a survey of cost and availability of medical care; prescribing duties of certain officers; defining certain terms; making an appropriation; repealing acts and parts of acts in conflict therewith and establishing effective dates. | ” |
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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