Washington Initiative 200, Affirmative Action Measure (1998)
| Washington Initiative 200 | |
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| Election date | |
| Topic Affirmative action | |
| Status
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| Type Indirect initiated state statute | Origin |
Washington Initiative 200 was on theballot as anindirect initiated state statute inWashington onNovember 3, 1998. It wasapproved.
A“yes” votesupportedprohibiting public institutions from granting preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin within public education, employment, and contracting. |
A“no” voteopposedprohibiting public institutions from granting preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin within public education, employment, and contracting. |
Election results
Washington Initiative 200 | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 1,099,410 | 58.22% | ||
| No | 788,930 | 41.78% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 200 was as follows:
| “ | Shall government be prohibited from discriminating or granting preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin in public employment, education, and contracting? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is availablehere.
Path to the ballot
In Washington, proponents needed to collect anumber of signatures for anInitiative to the Legislature, a type ofindirect initiated state statute.
See also
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Footnotes
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