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Washington Referendum 18, Bonds for Outdoor Recreation Development Measure (1968)
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| Topic Bond issues and Parks, land, and natural area conservation |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Washington Referendum 18 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Washington on November 5, 1968. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing $40 million in bonds for the acquisition and development of outdoor recreation areas and facilities. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing $40 million in bonds for the acquisition and development of outdoor recreation areas and facilities. |
Election results
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Washington Referendum 18 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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763,806 | 68.29% | ||
| No | 354,646 | 31.71% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Referendum 18 was as follows:
| “ | An Act authorizing the issuance and sale of state general obligation bonds in an amount not exceeding $40,000,000 to finance the acquisition and development of outdoor recreation areas and facilities. The act directs the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation to allocate half of the money so raised to state agencies for such acquisition and development as the legislature may direct and the other half to local public bodies for acquisition and development of outdoor recreation areas and facilities within their jurisdictions. Payment of the bonds will come from unpledged retail sales tax revenues or other means authorized by the legislature. | ” |
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
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Footnotes
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