Washington Referendum 16, Requirements for Butter Substitutes Measure (1924)
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| Topic Business regulations and Food policy |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Washington Referendum 16 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Washington on November 4, 1924. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported prohibiting the manufacture, sale, or exchange of any butter substitutes that contain milk mixed with vegetable fat and that any milk used for butter substitutes must be unadulterated. |
A "no" vote opposed prohibiting the manufacture, sale, or exchange of any butter substitutes that contain milk mixed with vegetable fat and that any milk used for butter substitutes must be unadulterated. |
Election results
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Washington Referendum 16 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 169,047 | 45.44% | ||
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203,016 | 54.56% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Referendum 16 was as follows:
| “ | An act to prohibit the manufacture, sale or exchange of any substitute for butter containing milk which contains any vegetable fat or any condensed or evaporated milk containing any vegetable fat; also prohibiting the manufacture, sale or exchange of any butter substitute containing milk unless the milk therein be pure milk from which no butter fat has been removed, or any condensed or evaporated milk, or substitute therefore containing milk, unless the milk used therein be pure and unadulterated; and providing penalties. | ” |
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.
See also
External links
- https://www2.sos.wa.gov/_assets/elections/voters'%20pamphlet%201924.pdf Washington Voter Guide (1924)
Footnotes
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