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Washington SJR 24, Vacancies for Legislative and County Elective Offices Amendment (1968)
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| Topic Administration of government and County and municipal governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington SJR 24 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 5, 1968. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported defining qualifications for appointees to fill vacancies in legislative or partisan county elective offices, requiring county commissioners to appoint a person from the same district and political party, and granting the governor authority to appoint if the county commissioners fail to do so within 60 days. |
A "no" vote opposed defining qualifications for appointees to fill vacancies in legislative or partisan county elective offices, requiring county commissioners to appoint a person from the same district and political party, and granting the governor authority to appoint if the county commissioners fail to do so within 60 days. |
Election results
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Washington SJR 24 |
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744,656 | 74.33% | ||
| No | 257,168 | 25.67% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for SJR 24 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the State Constitution be amended to provide for filling vacancies in legislative or partisan county elective offices as follows: (1) The county commissioners of the county affected shall appoint a person from the same legislative, county or county commissioner district and political party as the officer whose office has been vacated; (2) On failure of the county commissioners to so appoint within sixty days, the governor shall within thirty days appoint a person similarly qualified? | ” |
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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Footnotes
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