Article VI.
Elections and Elective Rights

Section 3. Who Disqualified

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19881889

Who Disqualified

All persons convicted of infamous crime unless restored to their civil rights and all persons while they are judicially declared mentally incompetent are excluded from the elective franchise.

Summary: Removes outdated and discriminatory terms such as “idiots, insane, dumb, and defective youth” and replaces them with new language.

Election Date: November 8, 1988

Votes For Ratification: 1,354,529

Votes Against Ratification: 310,114

Percent for Ratification: 81%

Percent Against Ratification: 19%

Notes:

Amendment Source: 1988 HJR 4231

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

19881889

Who Disqualified

All idiots, insane persons, and persons convicted of infamous crime unless restored to their civil rights are excluded from the elective franchise.

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