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Washington Eight Hour Law, Initiative 13 (1914)
From Ballotpedia
November 3, 1914 statewide ballot in the State of Washington as an Initiative to the People, where it was defeated.
Election results
| Initiative 13 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 212,935 | 64.17% | ||
| Yes | 118,881 | 35.83% | ||
Path to the ballot
Initiative 13 was filed on February 10, 1914.
Text on the Ballot
An act prohibiting employers form requiring or permitting employees to work more than eight hours in any day of twenty-four hours, except in agricultural labor and cases of emergency; providing for extra cempensation for over-time; and fixing a penalty for the violation thereof.
See also
- Washington 1914 ballot measures
- 1914 ballot measures
- List of Washington ballot measures
- List of ballot measures by year
- List of ballot measures by state
