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Washington Initiative 126, Non-Partisan Elections for School Superintendents Measure (1938)
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| Topic Elections and campaigns and Public education governance |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 126 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 8, 1938. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing nonpartisan nominations and elections for school superintendents. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing nonpartisan nominations and elections for school superintendents. |
Election results
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293,202 | 65.69% | ||
| No | 153,142 | 34.31% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 126 was as follows:
| “ | An act providing for a nonpartisan ballot and relating to the manner of the nomination and election thereby of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the state and the County Superintendent of Schools of the various counties thereof. | ” |
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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