Article III.
The Executive

Section 25. Qualifications, Compensation, Offices Which May Be Abolished

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19561889

Qualifications, Compensation, Offices Which May Be Abolished

No person, except a citizen of the United States and a qualified elector of this state, shall be eligible to hold any state office. The compensation for state officers shall not be increased or diminished during the term for which they shall have been elected. The legislature may in its discretion abolish the offices of the lieutenant governor, auditor and commissioner of public lands.

Summary: Removes the restriction that prohibits the state treasurer from being elected to more than one successive term.

Election Date: November 6, 1956

Votes For Ratification: 411,453

Votes Against Ratification: 374,905

Percent for Ratification: 52%

Percent Against Ratification: 48%

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Amendment Source: 1955 SJR 6

Effective Date Source: https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/data-research/history-laws-and-litigation/constitutional-amendment-...

19561889

Qualifications, Compensation, Offices Which may be Abolished

No person, except a citizen of the United States and a qualified elector of this state, shall be eligible to hold any state office, and the state treasurer shall be ineligible for the term succeeding that for which he was elected. The compensation for state officers shall not be increased or diminished during the term for which they shall have been elected. The legislature may in its discretion abolish the offices of the lieutenant governor, auditor and commissioner of public lands.

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