Washington Initiative 13, Private Alcohol Sales Ban Measure (1948)
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| Topic Alcohol |
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| Type Initiative to the Legislature |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 13 was on the ballot as an initiative to the legislature in Washington on November 2, 1948. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported banning the sale of alcohol by any person other than the State of Washington. |
A “no” vote opposed banning the sale of alcohol by any person other than the State of Washington. |
Election results
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Washington Initiative 13 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 208,337 | 25.71% | ||
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602,141 | 74.29% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 13 was as follows:
| “ | An Act prohibiting the retail sale of beer and wine by any person other than the State of Washington, repealing all provisions of existing law pertaining to licensing for retail sale of beer and wine, revoking existing licenses and providing penalties. | ” |
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 Legislature, a type of indirect initiated state statute.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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