Washington Referendum 40, Nuclear Waste Disposal Measure (1986)

Washington Referendum 40
Election date November 4, 1986
Topic Nuclear energy
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred state statute	Origin State legislature

Washington Referendum 40 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Washington on November 4, 1986. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported allowing state officials to continue to legally challenge the selection of nuclear waste repository locations by the federal government, and to enable a special election to be called to solicit voters' opinions on a notice of disapproval, provided that a site in Washington is selected.

A "no" vote opposed allowing state officials to continue to legally challenge the selection of nuclear waste repository locations by the federal government, and to enable a special election to be called to solicit voters' opinions on a notice of disapproval, provided that a site in Washington is selected.

Election results

Washington Referendum 40
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		1,055,896	82.62%
No		222,141	17.38%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Referendum 40 was as follows:

“

Shall state officials continue challenges to the federal selection process for high-level nuclear waste repositories and shall a means be provided for voter disapproval of any Washington site?

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Types of ballot measures in Washington

A simple majority vote was needed in each chamber of the Washington State Legislature to refer the measure to the ballot for voter consideration.

See also

1986 Measures

• 1986 Measures
• Nuclear energy on the ballot
• 1986 legislative sessions

Washington

• Washington ballot measures
• Washington ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Washington Voter Guide (1986)