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Washington Initiative 696, Restrictions on Commercial Fishing Measure (1999)
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| Topic Business regulations and Fisheries and fishing regulations |
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Origin |
Washington Initiative 696 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 2, 1999. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported prohibiting commercial net fishing in fresh or marine waters, except for tribal fishing conducted under valid treaties. |
A “no” vote opposed prohibiting commercial net fishing in fresh or marine waters, except for tribal fishing conducted under valid treaties. |
Election results
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Washington Initiative 696 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 682,380 | 39.51% | ||
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1,044,872 | 60.49% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 696 was as follows:
| “ | Shall commercial net, troll, and trawl fishing be prohibited in Washington state fresh and marine waters, except tribal fisheries conducted under a valid treaty right? | ” |
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 an Initiative to the People.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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