Washington HJR 4206, Office Vacancies Amendment (2003)
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| Topic State executive elections and State judicial selection |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington HJR 4206 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 4, 2003. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported permitting newly-elected officers to assume office early if a vacancy occurs after the general election and the new officer is of the same political party as the previous one. |
A "no" vote opposed permitting newly-elected officers to assume office early if a vacancy occurs after the general election and the new officer is of the same political party as the previous one. |
Election results
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1,008,710 | 82.92% | ||
| No | 207,720 | 17.08% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for HJR 4206 was as follows:
| “ | The legislature has proposed a constitutional amendment on filling vacancies in legislative and partisan county elective offices. This amendment would permit newly-elected officers to take office early if the office falls vacant after the general election and the newly-elected officer is of the same political party as the former officer. Should this constitutional amendment be: Approved [ ] Rejected [ ] | ” |
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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