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Washington Initiative 322, Prohibit Public Water Fluoridation Measure (1976)
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| Topic Drinking water systems |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 322 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 2, 1976. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported prohibiting the fluoridation of public water supplies. |
A "no" vote opposed prohibiting the fluoridation of public water supplies. |
Election results
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Washington Initiative 322 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 469,929 | 35.05% | ||
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870,631 | 64.95% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 322 was as follows:
| “ | Shall fluoridation of public water supplies be made unlawful and violations subject to criminal penalties? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Background
State ballot measures addressing fluoridation of water supplies
The following is a list of state ballot measures addressing the fluoridation of water supplies:
| State | Year | Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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| OR | 1976 | Measure 11 | Prohibit adding fluoride to community water supply systems |
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419,567 (43%) |
555,981 (57%) |
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| UT | 1976 | Initiative A | Prohibit adding fluoride to public water systems without voter approved initiative |
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262,416 (50%) |
261,262 (50%) |
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| WA | 1976 | Initiative 322 | Prohibit adding fluoride to public water supply systems |
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469,929 (35%) |
870,631 (65%) |
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| SD | 1970 | Initiative 1 | Repeal a 1969 state law that required publicly or privately owned municipal water supplies to add fluoride |
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104,430 (48%) |
111,568 (52%) |
Path to the ballot
In Washington, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an Initiative to the People. Caroline A. Sudduth of Seattle filed Initiative 322 on January 2, 1976. Supporters submitted 135,441 signatures. [1]
The secretary of state's office deemed that not enough valid signatures had been submitted. Supporters of the initiative filed a lawsuit. The case went to the Washington State Supreme Court, which ordered the initiative to appear on the ballot. The decision did not come in time to place the initiative in the official voter's pamphlet. A supplemental voter pamphlet was issued.[2]
See also
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Footnotes
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