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                                         HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 4217

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Representatives Heavey, May, Jesernig, Prince, Haugen, Bristow, Scott, Patrick, Raiter, Ballard, K. Wilson, Anderson, Winsley, Sprenkle, Kremen, Dorn, Schoon, R. Meyers and Ferguson

Read first time 2/8/89 and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, IN LEGISLATIVE SESSION ASSEMBLED:

          THAT, At the next general election to be held in this state there shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the state for their approval and ratification, or rejection, an amendment to Article I, section 15, of the Constitution of the state of Washington to read as follows:

          Article I, section 15.  No conviction shall work corruption of blood, nor forfeiture of estate, except when the conviction is for a drug-related offense.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the secretary of state shall cause notice of the foregoing constitutional amendment to be published at least four times during the four weeks next preceding the election in every legal newspaper in the state.