Washington SJR 25, Port District Public Funds Amendment (1966)
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| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington SJR 25 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 8, 1966. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported considering public funds for port districts as public funds for a public interest. |
A "no" vote opposed considering public funds for port districts as public funds for a public interest. |
Election results
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Washington SJR 25 |
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415,064 | 53.57% | ||
| No | 359,714 | 46.43% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for SJR 25 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Article VIII of the state constitution be amended to declare that the use of public funds by port districts, in such manner as may be prescribed by the legislature, for industrial development or trade promotion and promotional hosting shall be deemed a public use for a public purpose and shall not be deemed an unconstitutional gift of public funds? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Washington Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the Washington State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
See also
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Footnotes
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