Washington 1966 ballot measures

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In 1966, voters decided on 14 statewide ballot measures in Washington on November 8.

• Three of the measures were Initiatives to the People.
• Three of the measures were legislatively referred state statutes.
• Eight of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Voters approved 13 (93%) and rejected one (7%) measure.

On the ballot

November 8, 1966

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 39	Public information	Require state debt measures to be published at least four times within the four weeks prior to the election in all legal newspapers.	a	569,889 (75%)	193,299 (25%)
LRCA	HJR 4	Residency requirements	Allow national citizens to vote in a presidential election if they intend to permanently reside in the state and have resided in the state at least sixty days prior.	a	645,966 (81%)	155,808 (19%)
LRCA	HJR 7	Property taxes; Legislature; Tax exemptions	Authorize the legislature to exempt occupied residential property from property taxes for retired individuals	a	661,497 (76%)	210,553 (24%)
CISS	Initiative 226	Sales taxes	Require one-tenth of revenues from state sales and use taxes to be distributed to cities on a per capita basis.		403,700 (44%)	514,281 (56%)
CISS	Initiative 229	Sunday	Repeal existing restrictions on Sundays prohibiting noisy activities, trade operations, personal property sales, and drinking saloons.	a	604,096 (64%)	333,972 (36%)
CISS	Initiative 233	Business; Railways	Repeal statute limiting the size of freight train crews.	a	591,051 (63%)	339,978 (37%)
LRSS	Referendum 14	Public education funding; Bonds	Authorize $16,500,000 in state general obligation bonds for constructing public schools	a	583,705 (67%)	288,357 (33%)
LRSS	Referendum 15	Bonds	Authorize $40,575,000 in state general obligation bonds for improving public institutions and agencies.	a	597,715 (69%)	263,902 (31%)
LRSS	Referendum 16	Redistricting	Redistrict the boundaries of the Washington's first, second, third, fourth, sixth, and seventh congressional districts.	a	416,630 (52%)	384,466 (48%)
LRCA	SJR 20	Immigration; Constitutional wording	Repeal constitutional language that prohibited noncitizen residents from purchasing and owning land	a	430,984 (51%)	415,082 (49%)
LRCA	SJR 22 Part 1	Public education funding	Establish a common school construction fund derived from crop proceeds, land, and interests	a	602,360 (73%)	220,395 (27%)
LRCA	SJR 22 Part 2	Public education funding; Legislature; Bonds	Permit the permanent school fund to be invested in bonds as determined by the legislature	a	581,245 (72%)	222,401 (28%)
LRCA	SJR 25	Ports	Consider public funds for port districts as public funds for a public interest	a	415,064 (54%)	359,714 (46%)
LRCA	SJR 6	Judiciary	Remove elections for Superior Court judges if only one candidate qualifies for the ballot.	a	635,318 (80%)	158,291 (20%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Washington
• Types of ballot measures in Washington
• List of Washington ballot measures
• 1966 ballot measures

External links

• Washington Voter Guide (November 1966)