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

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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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Footnotes[edit]

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

[voterguide-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

[quotedisclaimer-3] Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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