Washington HJR 4201, District Court Jurisdiction Amendment (1993)

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Washington HJR 4201

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Election date

November 2, 1993

Topic
State judiciary
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Washington HJR 4201 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 2, 1993. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported providing district courts jurisdiction over cases in equity.

A "no" vote opposed providing district courts jurisdiction over cases in equity, instead maintaining jurisdiction only to surperior courts.


Election results

Washington HJR 4201

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

857,094 66.71%
No 427,702 33.29%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for HJR 4201 was as follows:

Shall the constitutional provision which gives jurisdiction in "cases in equity" to superior courts be amended to include district courts?

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Washington Constitution

A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the Washington State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.

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