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Washington Referendum 1, Truck Line Highway Construction Measure (1920)
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| Topic Bond issues and Transportation |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Washington Referendum 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Washington on November 2, 1920. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported this measure to construct a state system of truck line highways and the issuance of bond sales to raise funds. |
A “no” vote opposed this measure to construct a state system of truck line highways and the issuance of bond sales to raise funds. |
Election results
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Washington Referendum 1 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 117,425 | 37.98% | ||
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191,783 | 62.02% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Referendum 1 was as follows:
| “ | An Act providing for the construction of a state system of trunk line hard surface highways, providing for the issuance and sale of state bonds to create a fund for such purpose and the redemption of such bonds from motor vehicle license fees and if the revenues from such license fees are insufficient, levying a tax for such deficiency. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Types of ballot measures in Washington
A simple majority vote was needed in each chamber of the Washington State Legislature to refer the measure to the ballot for voter consideration.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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