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Washington HJR 52, Constitutional Debt Limitation Formula Amendment (1972)
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington HJR 52 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 7, 1972. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported permitting the legislature to authorize debts by a three-fifths majority vote in both houses and debts that would not require debt service payment to exceed nine percent. |
A "no" vote opposed permitting the legislature to authorize debts by a three-fifths majority vote in both houses and debts that would not require debt service payment to exceed nine percent. |
Election results
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673,376 | 58.53% | ||
| No | 477,144 | 41.47% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for HJR 52 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the present $400,000 limitation upon certain state debts incurred without voter approval be replaced with a limitation allowing those debts covered by the amendment only if--
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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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