Washington SJR 14, State Employed Chaplains Amendment (1958)
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| Topic Religion-related policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington SJR 14 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 4, 1958. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported providing the legislature with the authority to employ a chaplain for custodial, correctional, and mental institutions. |
A “no” vote opposed providing the legislature with the authority to employ a chaplain for custodial, correctional, and mental institutions. |
Election results
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Washington SJR 14 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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492,047 | 63.76% | ||
| No | 279,700 | 36.24% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for SJR 14 was as follows:
| “ | STATE INSTITUTIONS: EMPLOYMENT OF CHAPLAINS Shall Article I, Section 11 of the state constitution as amended by Amendment 4 be further amended to provide that the legislature may authorize the employment by the state of a chaplain for such of the state custodial, correctional and mental institutions as seems justified to the legislature? | ” |
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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