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Washington Initiative 32, Local Processing of State Timber Measure (1968)
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| Topic Business regulations and Forestry and timber |
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| Type Indirect initiated state statute |
Origin |
Washington Inititative 32 was on the ballot as an indirect initiated state statute in Washington on November 5, 1968. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported establishing the Full Employment Commission, which mandates the branding and primary processing of timber sold from state-owned lands within Washington or within a 15-mile radius in an abutting state, to be carried out in facilities employing residents of the state, unless otherwise permitted by the commission, and imposes penalties for non-compliance. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing the Full Employment Commission, which mandates the branding and primary processing of timber sold from state-owned lands within Washington or within a 15-mile radius in an abutting state, to be carried out in facilities employing residents of the state, unless otherwise permitted by the commission, and imposes penalties for non-compliance. |
Election results
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Washington Inititative 32 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 450,559 | 38.61% | ||
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716,291 | 61.39% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Inititative 32 was as follows:
| “ | An Act establishing a state agency to be known as the Full Employment Commission; providing for a procedure whereby timber sold by the state to any "responsible bidder" and removed from state-owned or administered lands will be branded, and will receive primary processing in a facility employing Washington residents located in the State of Washington or within fifteen miles from any boundary thereof in an abutting state, unless permission is granted by the Full Employment Commission for primary processing elsewhere based upon a finding that no reasonable market presently exists for the timber at such a facility; and establishing penalties | ” |
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 Legislature, a type of indirect initiated state statute.
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Footnotes
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