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Washington Initiative 115, Old Age Pensions Measure (1936)
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| Topic Public employee retirement funds |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 115 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 3, 1936. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported establishing a state pension system, including a specific state pension department, and authorizing tax revenue to raise funds. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing a state pension system, including a specific state pension department, and authorizing tax revenue to raise funds. |
Election results
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Washington Initiative 115 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 152,551 | 30.11% | ||
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354,162 | 69.89% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 115 was as follows:
| “ | An act relating to old age pensions, creating a state department therefore, defining its powers and duties; designating persons entitled to pensions and the amount thereof; providing taxes for sole payment of pensions, on business and occupations, sales of stocks and bonds, public utilities, admissions, fuel oil, proprietary medicines, toilet preparations, inheritances, gifts, and making appropriations therefrom; amending section 9, chapter 176, Laws of 1935, and repealing chapter 182, Laws of 1935, providing for old age pensions, and all acts or parts of acts in conflict therewith. | ” |
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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