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Washington Initiative 276, Regulations for Campaign Expenditures and Contributions Measure (1972)

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Washington Initiative 276

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Election date

November 7, 1972

Topic
Campaign finance
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Initiated state statute
Origin

Citizens



Washington Initiative 276 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 7, 1972. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported requiring disclosing campaign contributions, expenditures, and financial interests of elected officials and candidates, regulating lobbying activities and expenditure reporting, and limiting campaign expenditures.

A “no” vote opposed requiring disclosing campaign contributions, expenditures, and financial interests of elected officials and candidates, regulating lobbying activities and expenditure reporting, and limiting campaign expenditures.

Election results

Washington Initiative 276

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

959,143 72.02%
No 372,693 27.98%
Results are officially certified.
Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Initiative 276 was as follows:

An ACT relating to campaign financing, activities of lobbyists, access to public records, and financial affairs of elective officers and candidates; requiring disclosure of sources of campaign contributions, objects of campaign expenditures, and amounts thereof; limiting campaign expenditures; regulating the activities of lobbyists and requiring reports of their expenditures; restricting use of public funds to influence legislative decisions; governing access to public records; specifying the manner in which public agencies will maintain such records; requiring disclosure of elective officials' and candidates' financial interests and activities; establishing a public disclosure commission to administer the act; and providing civil penalties.

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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