Washington SJR 8212, Inmate Labor Programs Amendment (2007)

Washington SJR 8212
Election date November 6, 2007
Topic Prison work regulations
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Washington SJR 8212 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 6, 2007. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported permitting the legislature to establish state-operated and privately contracted inmate labor programs, while also ensuring they do not unfairly compete with Washington businesses.

A "no" vote opposed permitting the legislature to establish state-operated and privately contracted inmate labor programs.

Election results

Washington SJR 8212
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		937,557	60.71%
No		606,863	39.29%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for SJR 8212 was as follows:

“

The legislature has proposed a constitutional amendment on inmate labor. This amendment would authorize state-operated inmate labor programs and programs in which inmate labor is used by private entities through state contracts, and prohibit privately operated programs from unfairly competing with Washington businesses. Should this constitutional amendment be: Approved [] Rejected []

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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

2007 Measures

• 2007 Measures
• Prison work regulations on the ballot
• 2007 legislative sessions

Washington

• Washington ballot measures
• Washington ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Washington Voter Guide (2007)