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                                         SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 8203

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Senators Metcalf, Vognild, Bauer, Wojahn and Barr

Read first time 1/18/89 and referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

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 IV of the Constitution of the state of Washington by repealing section 31 thereof in its entirety.

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.