Washington HJR 10, School District Indebtedness Limits Amendment (1950)

Washington HJR 10
Election date November 7, 1950
Topic Education and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Washington HJR 10 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 7, 1950. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported permitting school districts to become indebted when authorized by popular vote up to an additional five percent of assessed valuation of capital outlays.

A "no" vote opposed permitting school districts to become indebted when authorized by popular vote up to an additional five percent of assessed valuation of capital outlays.

Election results

Washington HJR 10
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		286,189	47.68%
No		314,014	52.32%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for HJR 10 was as follows:

“

Shall Section 6, Article VIII of the Constitution be amended to permit school districts to become indebted when authorized by popular vote up to an additional 5% of assessed valuation for capital outlays?

”

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

1950 Measures

• 1950 Measures
• Education on the ballot
• State and local government budgets on the ballot
• spending on the ballot
• and finance on the ballot
• 1950 legislative sessions

Washington

• Washington ballot measures
• Washington ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• Washington Voter Guide (1950)