Washington Initiative 670, Notice of Term Limit Opposition Measure (1996)
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| Topic Government accountability and Term limits |
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| Type Initiative to the People |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 670 was on the ballot as an initiative to the people in Washington on November 5, 1996. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported issuing a ballot notice of candidates who oppose congressional term limits. |
A “no” vote opposed issuing a ballot notice of candidates who oppose congressional term limits. |
Election results
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Washington Initiative 670 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 937,873 | 44.99% | ||
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1,146,865 | 55.01% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 670 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the secretary of state be instructed to place a ballot notice concerning congressional and legislative candidates who have not supported Congressional term limits? | ” |
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 an Initiative to the People.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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