Washington Referendum 33, Government Affairs Auditing Measure (1962)
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| Topic County and municipal governance |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Washington Referendum 33 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Washington on November 6, 1962. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing cities and towns to undergo audits by private accountants instead of the state auditor. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing cities and towns to undergo audits by private accountants instead of the state auditor. |
Election results
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Washington Referendum 33 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 242,189 | 30.06% | ||
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563,475 | 69.94% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Referendum 33 was as follows:
| “ | AN ACT, Relating to auditing the accounts and financial affairs of cities and towns; authorizing cities and towns to cause the official examination of their affairs to be conducted by private accountants instead of the state auditor; prescribing qualifications for, and the method of selecting, private accounts; and requiring the state auditor to prescribe and the attorney general to enforce minimum standards of accounting and reporting. | ” |
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 a veto referendum.
State Auditor Cliff Yelle filed Referendum 33 on April 3, 1961. Signatures were submitted on June 6, 1961.
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Footnotes
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