Washington Referendum 5, Party Conventions Measure (1916)

Washington Referendum 5
Election date November 7, 1916
Topic Elections and campaigns
Status Defeated
Type Veto referendum	Origin Citizens

Washington Referendum 5 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Washington on November 7, 1916. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported providing the formation of state and county party conventions and the election of delegates to such conventions.

A "no" vote opposed providing the formation of state and county party conventions and the election of delegates to such conventions.

Election results

Washington Referendum 5
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		49,370	19.76%
No		200,499	80.24%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Referendum 5 was as follows:

“

An act relating to, regulating and providing for the nomination of candidates for public office in the State of Washington, providing for the holding of elections to elect delegates to conventions, providing for the holding of county and state conventions by political parties, defining the powers and duties of conventions and party committees, providing for the election of party committeemen, amending sections 4804, 4807, 4809, 4810, 4811, 4826, 4843, and repealing section 4841 of Remington & Ballinger's Annotated Codes and Statutes of Washington.

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing the initiative process in Washington

In Washington, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for a veto referendum.

See also

1916 Measures

• 1916 Measures
• Elections and campaigns on the ballot
• 1916 legislative sessions

Washington

• Washington ballot measures
• Washington ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Washington Voter Guide (1916)