Countdown to the November 8th Day of Jubilation - Part 6
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The year was 1878. In hope of qualifying Washington for statehood, a Constitutional Convention was held in Walla Walla to draft a state constitution (which Congress failed to ratify). A separate measure granting women to vote was put on the ballot, but it was rejected by a three-to-one margin of all-male voters.
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Secretary of State
Steve Hobbs
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