Washington 1960 ballot measures

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In 1960, voters decided on six statewide ballot measures in Washington on November 8.

• Four of the measures were Initiatives to the People.
• One of the measures was an Initiative to the Legislature.
• One of the measures was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment.
• Voters approved four (67%) and rejected two (33%) measures.

On the ballot

November 8, 1960

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
ITP	Initiative 205	Alcohol; Business	Provide eligibility for taverns to obtain spirituous liquor licenses, along with regulations, fees, and disbursements associated with such sales.		357,455 (31%)	799,643 (69%)
ITP	Initiative 207	Administration; Civil service	Provide for the establishment of a merit-based civil service system for state government employees and applicants.	a	606,511 (56%)	471,730 (44%)
ITP	Initiative 208	Property	Provide the authorization for two or more people to become co-owners of any kind of property as joint tenants with rights of survivorship.	a	647,529 (60%)	430,698 (40%)
ITP	Initiative 210	Time	Provide for the establishment of a state-wide daylight saving time from the last Sunday of April to the last Sunday of September.	a	596,135 (52%)	556,623 (48%)
ITL	Initiative 25	Water; Environment; Hunting and fishing	Prohibit the construction of obstructions over 25 feet high on tributary streams of the Columbia River downstream from McNary Dam and the diversion of water from these tributaries exceeding limits.	a	526,130 (52%)	483,449 (48%)
LRCA	SJR 4	Property	Remove land ownership restrictions by non-residential foreigners, repealing Article II Sec. 33 of the Washington Constitution.		466,705 (45%)	564,250 (55%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Washington
• Types of ballot measures in Washington
• List of Washington ballot measures
• 1960 ballot measures

External links

• Washington Voter Guide (November 1960)