Washington Referendum 33, License Plate Fee for Conservation Measure (1973)

Washington Referendum 33
Election date November 6, 1973
Topic Environment and Transportation
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred state statute	Origin State legislature

Washington Referendum 33 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Washington on November 6, 1973. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported implementing additional fees for personalized vehicle license plates to be allocated towards wildlife preservation.

A “no” vote opposed implementing additional fees for personalized vehicle license plates to be allocated towards wildlife preservation.

Election results

Washington Referendum 33
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		613,921	62.89%
No		362,195	37.11%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Referendum 33 was as follows:

“

Shall personalized motor vehicle license plates be issued with resulting extra fees to be used exclusively for wildlife preservation?

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Types of ballot measures in Washington

A simple majority vote was needed in each chamber of the Washington State Legislature to refer the measure to the ballot for voter consideration.

See also

1973 Measures

• 1973 Measures
• Environment on the ballot
• Transportation on the ballot
• 1973 legislative sessions

Washington

• Washington ballot measures
• Washington ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Washington Voter Guide (1973)