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Washington SJR 132, State Control Over Federal Lands Amendment (1980)

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Washington SJR 132

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Election date

November 4, 1980

Topic
Federal government issues and Public land policy
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Washington SJR 132 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 4, 1980. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported removing the legal barriers from the constitution that restrict the state's control over unappropriated federal public lands.

A “no” vote opposed removing the legal barriers from the constitution that restrict the state's control over unappropriated federal public lands.

Election results

Washington SJR 132

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 579,060 40.10%

Defeated No

864,850 59.90%
Results are officially certified.
Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for SJR 132 was as follows:

Shall the constitution be amended to provide that the state no longer disclaims all rights to unappropriated federal public lands?

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.

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