Washington Referendum 10, Alcohol Prohibition Measure (1918)
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| Topic Alcohol laws |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Washington Referendum 10 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Washington on November 5, 1918. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported prohibiting alcohol with an exception for religious reasons, where it would be regulated. |
A "no" vote opposed prohibiting alcohol with an exception for religious reasons, where it would be regulated. |
Election results
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96,100 | 63.89% | ||
| No | 54,322 | 36.11% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Referendum 10 was as follows:
| “ | An Act prohibiting the sale and manufacture of intoxicating liquors, forbidding the importation, transportation, receipt and possession of such intoxicating liquors except for sacramental purposes, regulating the importation, transportation, receipt and sale of alcohol and the importation, transportation and receipt of intoxicating liquors to be used for sacramental purposes, repealing certain sections and amending certain sections of Initiative Measure No. 3 and adding certain sections to such measure. | ” |
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.
In 1916, Oregon passed a law prohibiting the importation of alcohol. The Women's Christian Temperance Union advocated for the Washington State Legislature to pass the law. Gov. Ernest Lister (D) signed the bill on February 19, 1917. On February 20, opponents of the act filed the veto referendum against the bill. [1][2]
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Footnotes
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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