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Washington Property Ownership Requirement for Voting on Indebtedness Amendment (1916)
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| Topic Literacy, poll tax, and property voting requirements |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington Property Ownership Requirement for Voting on Indebtedness Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 7, 1916. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported this amendment to require voters to own property with tax obligations to vote on financial matters such as debts, bonds, and property-related propositions. |
A "no" vote opposed this amendment to require voters to own property with tax obligations to vote on financial matters such as debts, bonds, and property-related propositions. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 88,963 | 33.05% | ||
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180,179 | 66.95% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Property Ownership Requirement for Voting on Indebtedness Amendment was as follows:
| “ | An act providing for the amendment of section 1 of article VI of the Constitution of the State of Washington, relating to the qualification of voters. | ” |
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.
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Footnotes
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