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Washington Initiative 119, Production for Use Districts Measure (1936)
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| Topic Administrative organization and Bond issue requirements |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 119 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 3, 1936. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported creating Production for Use Districts to employ the unemployed to produce and distribute goods and services and authorizing funds to support the program. |
A “no” vote opposed creating Production for Use Districts to employ the unemployed to produce and distribute goods and services and authorizing funds to support the program. |
Election results
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Washington Initiative 119 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 97,329 | 20.82% | ||
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370,140 | 79.18% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 119 was as follows:
| “ | An act creating Production for Use Districts to manufacture, grow, buy and otherwise acquire goods, wares, commodities and products, to furnish services of every nature except electricity and water, and establishing a State Production for Use Commission to purchase or otherwise acquire such products and services; authorizing a tax levy, exercise of eminent domain, issuance of certificates of exchange, general obligation and revenue bonds, creating a revolving fund and appropriating ten million dollars therefore; amending section 1 of chapter 95 of the Laws of 1933, relating to nomination of district commissioners, and repealing acts or parts thereof inconsistent 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
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Footnotes
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