Washington 1987 ballot measures

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In 1987, voters decided on six statewide ballot measures in Washington on November 3.

• One of the measures was an Initiative to the Legislature.
• One of the measures was a legislatively referred state statute.
• Four of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Voters approved one (17%) and rejected five (83%) measures.

On the ballot

November 3, 1987

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 4212	Term limits; Legislature	Provide for an increase of legislative representatives' terms to four years and senators' terms to six years.		283,742 (33%)	567,782 (67%)
LRCA	HJR 4220	Education; Taxes	Provide authorization to implement a 15-year state property tax for the construction of schools.		283,118 (33%)	568,196 (67%)
ITL	Initiative 92	Healthcare; Business	Prohibit physicians from charging patients on Medicare more than Medicare's reasonable charges		315,792 (36%)	572,813 (64%)
LRSS	Referendum 41	Federal issues	Require the legislature to seek U.S. Supreme Court review of a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Federal Reserve System’s authority		282,613 (34%)	541,387 (66%)
LRCA	SJR 8207	Judiciary	Authorize retired superior court judges to continue to oversee pending cases they made discretionary rulings for prior to retirement.	a	495,273 (59%)	346,428 (41%)
LRCA	SJR 8212	Budgets	Remove state constitutional restrictions that prevented investment of some permanent public land funds in stocks and private lending.		260,620 (32%)	551,408 (68%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Washington
• Types of ballot measures in Washington
• List of Washington ballot measures
• 1987 ballot measures

External links

• Washington Voter Guide (November 1987)