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Washington Referendum 45, Expansion of Fish and Wildlife Commission Responsiblities Measure (1995)

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Washington Referendum 45

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Election date

November 7, 1995

Topic
Administration of government and Game and fish commissions
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred state statute
Origin

State legislature



Washington Referendum 45 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Washington on November 7, 1995. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported expanding the fish and wildlife commission's jurisdiction to encompass shellfish and food fish regulation, interstate agreement negotiations, and authority to appoint the commission's director.

A "no" vote opposed expanding the fish and wildlife commission's jurisdiction to encompass shellfish and food fish regulation, interstate agreement negotiations, and authority to appoint the commission's director.


Election results

Washington Referendum 45

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

809,083 60.99%
No 517,433 39.01%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Referendum 45 was as follows:

Shall the fish and wildlife commission, rather than the governor, appoint the department's director and regulate food fish and shellfish?

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.

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