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Washington SJR 112, State Legislators Assuming Other Offices Amendment (1979)
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| Topic Civil service and State legislatures measures |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington SJR 112 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 6, 1979. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing legislators to assume civil offices without receiving increases in compensation for that office passed during their legislative term. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing legislators to assume civil offices without receiving increases in compensation for that office passed during their legislative term. |
Election results
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Washington SJR 112 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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469,049 | 56.91% | ||
| No | 355,088 | 43.09% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for SJR 112 was as follows:
| “ | Shall legislators be allowed to assume other civil offices without receiving any increases in compensation passed during their legislative terms? | ” |
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
External links
Footnotes
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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