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Washington Initiative 61, Liquor Regulations and Felonies Measure (1932)
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| Topic Alcohol laws and Business regulations |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 61 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 8, 1932. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported repealing regulations on the importation, purchase, manufacturing, and possession of liquors, but maintaining felony status for selling of alcohol to minors or in saloons. |
A "no" vote opposed repealing regulations on the importation, purchase, manufacturing, and possession of liquors, but maintaining felony status for selling of alcohol to minors or in saloons. |
Election results
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Washington Initiative 61 |
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341,450 | 62.12% | ||
| No | 208,211 | 37.88% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 61 was as follows:
| “ | An Act relating to intoxicating liquors; amending the statute relating to the sale thereof to minors, but continuing in force the provision that such sales shall be a felony; repealing certain statutes relating to intoxicating liquors and to the importation, receipt, purchase, transportation, manufacture, gift, exchange, possession, use, sale and disposition thereof, and providing that such repeals shall not have the effect of reviving or making effective any law providing for the licensing and operation of saloons. | ” |
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
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Footnotes
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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