Washington Eminent Domain, Amendment to Article I Sec. 16 (1920)

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* 1 Election results
* 2 Text of measure
* 3 Similar measures
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

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The Washington Eminent Domain Amendment, also known as Amendment to Article I, Section 16, was on the  November 2, 1920 ballot in Washington as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure declared that the taking of private property by the state for land reclamation and settlement is a public use.[1] The measure amended Section 16 of Article I of the Washington State Constitution.[2]

## Election results[edit]

Washington Amendment to Article I, Section 16 (1920)

Result| Votes| Percentage
a Yes|  121,022|  51.67%
No| 113,287| 48.35%

Election results via: Washington Secretary of State

## Text of measure[edit]

See also: Washington State Constitution, Section 16 of Article I

The language appeared on the ballot as:[1]

“  | An Act providing for the amendment of section 16, article 1 of the state constitution relating to eminent domain by declaring that the taking of private property by the state for land reclamation and settlement is a public use.[3] | ”

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## Similar measures[edit]

* Washington Eminent Domain, Amendment to Article I Sec. 16 (1906)
* Washington Eminent Domain, Amendment to Article I Sec. 16 (1908)
* Washington Immediate Possession in Eminent Domain, HJR 22 (1956)

## See also[edit]

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* Washington 1920 ballot measures
* 1920 ballot measures
* List of Washington ballot measures

## External links[edit]

* State of Washington ballot measure election results
* State of Washington 1920 Voters Pamphlet & Local Voters Pamphlet
* Washington State Constitution (dead link)

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Office of the Secretary of State, "1920 Voters Pamphlet," accessed September 16, 2013
2. ↑ Washington State Legislature, "Washington State Constitution," accessed September 16, 2013
3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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