Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889

Washington's first constitutional convention met between July and August 1889 to draft the state's foundational text.

Committee on Elections and Elective Rights

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The list of documents under consideration by committee: Committee on Elections and Elective Rights at the end of its timeline.

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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 10 Jul 1889, 13:30

Paragraphs 1 to 4 of the Petition from the Tacoma Typographical Union No. 170


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 10 Jul 1889, 13:30

Memorial on Women's Suffrage


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 10 Jul 1889, 13:30

Petition in Favor of Women's Suffrage


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 11 Jul 1889, 13:30

Remonstrance Against Women's Suffrage


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 11 Jul 1889, 13:30

Proposition No. 37 (Suffrage)


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 12 Jul 1889, 13:30

Petition Favoring Women's Suffrage


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 12 Jul 1889, 13:30

Petition Relating to Women's Suffrage


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 12 Jul 1889, 13:30

Proposition by Mr. Prosser (Elective Rights)


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 15 Jul 1889, 09:00

Letter and Pamphlet Relating to the Question of Women's Suffrage


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 09:00

Proposition by Mr. Kinnear (Secret Ballot)


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 09:00

Proposition by Mr. Hicks (Secret Ballots)


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 09:00

Proposition by Mr. Tibbetts (Voting by Australian System)


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 16 Jul 1889, 09:00

Proposition by Mr. Allen (Qualification of Electors)


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 17 Jul 1889, 09:00

Memorial from Local Union No. 197 United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 17 Jul 1889, 09:00

Article on Registration


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 17 Jul 1889, 09:00

Memorial on Women's Suffrage


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 18 Jul 1889, 00:00

Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 18 Jul 1889, 00:00

Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (2)


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 18 Jul 1889, 00:00

Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (3)


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 18 Jul 1889, 00:00

Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (4)


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 18 Jul 1889, 00:00

Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (5)


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 18 Jul 1889, 00:00

Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (6)


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 18 Jul 1889, 00:00

Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (7)


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 18 Jul 1889, 00:00

Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (8)


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 18 Jul 1889, 00:00

Memorial Relating to Women's Suffrage (9)


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 20 Jul 1889, 00:00

Affidavit Regarding Women's Suffrage


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 20 Jul 1889, 00:00

Petition Relative to Women's Suffrage


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 20 Jul 1889, 00:00

Petition Relative to Women's Suffrage (2)


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 20 Jul 1889, 00:00

Petition Relative to Women's Suffrage (3)


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 20 Jul 1889, 00:00

Petition Relative to Women's Suffrage (4)


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 25 Jul 1889, 00:00

Petition From a K. of L. Assembly Number 115: First, Second, Third, and Fourth Sections


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 27 Jul 1889, 00:00

Resolution from Columbia Council in Clark County


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 29 Jul 1889, 00:00

Petition as to Women's Suffrage


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 05 Aug 1889, 00:00

Petition Relative to Women's Suffrage


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 15 Aug 1889, 00:09

Memorial Relative to Equal Suffrage


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 15 Aug 1889, 00:09

Second Memorial Relative to Equal Suffrage

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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 11 Jul 1889, 13:30

[Editors' Note: The committee's request was referred to the Convention.]


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Washington State Constitutional Convention 1889, Date: 07 Aug 1889, 00:00

Report of the Committee on Elections and Elective Rights

People: W. W. Waltman