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Washington Referendum 1, Teachers' Retirement Fund Measure (1914)
| Washington Referendum 1 | |
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| Topic Public employee retirement funds and Public school teachers and staff |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Washington Referendum 1 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Washington on November 3, 1914. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported creating a retirement fund for retired public school teachers, principals, supervisors, supervising principals and superintendents and a board of trustees to oversee the fund. |
A “no” vote opposed creating a retirement fund for retired public school teachers, principals, supervisors, supervising principals and superintendents and a board of trustees to oversee the fund. |
Election results
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Washington Referendum 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 59,051 | 18.96% | ||
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252,356 | 81.04% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Referendum 1 was as follows:
| “ | An act to establish a retirement fund to be used in payment of annuities and benefits to retired teachers, principals, supervisors, supervising principals and superintendents of the public school in the State of Washington; creating a board of trustees; defining the sources from which said fund shall be raised; providing for the levy of taxes and regulating the collection, management and disbursement of said fund. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Washington, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for a veto referendum.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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