2008 Initiative General Election Results

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Initiative: Initiative 1000 (Physician-assisted suicide)

Popular Vote

Yes

1,715,219

57.82%

1,251,255

42.18%

Turnout

Maps

Election Notes:

Initiative Measure No. 1000 concerns allowing certain terminally ill competent adults to obtain lethal prescriptions. This measure would permit terminally ill, competent, adult Washington residents, who are medically predicted to have six months or less to live, to request and self-administer lethal medication prescribed by a physician. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ]

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Source for Popular Vote data: Washington Secretary of State. November 4, 2008 General Election, Washington Secretary of State (http://vote.wa.gov/elections/wei/Results.aspx?RaceTypeCode=M&JurisdictionTypeID=-2&ElectionID=26&ViewMode=Results) (accessed 29 Nov 2008)
Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.

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