Washington SJR 8200, Crime Victims' Rights Amendment (1989)
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| Topic Crime victims' rights |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington SJR 8200 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 7, 1989. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported providing victims of felony crimes the rights to attend the trial and court proceedings that the defendant can attend, as well as the opportunity to make a statement during sentencing and any proceedings where the defendant's release is being considered. |
A "no" vote opposed providing victims of felony crimes the rights to attend the trial and court proceedings that the defendant can attend, as well as the opportunity to make a statement during sentencing and any proceedings where the defendant's release is being considered. |
Election results
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Washington SJR 8200 |
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789,266 | 78.11% | ||
| No | 221,179 | 21.89% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for SJR 8200 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the State Constitution be amended to provide the victims of charged felony crimes shall have certain basic fundamental rights? | ” |
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.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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