- For either measure
- 332,738
- 48.3%
- Against both
- 355,566
- 51.7%
Qualified (Done)
On the ballot (Done)
Election day (Done)
Did not pass (Current step)
The ballot questions
Approval and the choice between alternatives were counted separately.
Approval of either measure
- For either measure332,738
- Against both355,566
Choice between the measures
A choice between alternatives. These votes do not establish whether either was adopted.
- Initiative 42323,805
- Alternative 42A224,634
Result source dated December 3, 2015. Read the official result
Original public-list record · Retained for comparison
Earlier public-list values are retained for comparison. The official result above keeps each question separate.
Public School Support Amendments, and Alternative 42
Yes signified that the voter approved of Initiative 42 - which would have required the state government to establish, maintain and support "an adequate and efficient system of free public schools," enforced by the state's judicial system - over Alternative 65A, would have required the state legislature to establish, maintain and support "an effective system of free public schools" at the legislature's own discretion.
Listed as passed. Listed yes: 323,805. Listed no: 224,634. Listed share: 59.04%. Election date on that record: November 3, 2015.
What moved
How it got on the ballot
By petition. Voters’ signatures put it on the ballot.
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