Washington HJR 8, School District Indebtedness Limits Amendment (1952)
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| Topic Education and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington HJR 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 4, 1952. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported permitting school districts to incur debt, with popular vote approval, for up to an additional five percent of assessed valuation of capital outlays. |
A "no" vote opposed permitting school districts to incur debt, with popular vote approval, for up to an additional five percent of assessed valuation of capital outlays. |
Election results
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Washington HJR 8 |
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409,985 | 51.49% | ||
| No | 386,324 | 48.51% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for HJR 8 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Article VIII, section 6 of the Constitution be amended to permit school districts to become indebted when authorized by popular vote up to an additional five per cent 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
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Footnotes
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