Washington Initiative 62, State Tax Revenues Limitations Measure (1979)
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| Topic Taxes |
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| Type Initiative to the Legislature |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 62 was on the ballot as an initiative to the legislature in Washington on November 6, 1979. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported limiting the growth of general state tax revenues to the growth rate of state personal income. |
A “no” vote opposed limiting the growth of general state tax revenues to the growth rate of state personal income. |
Election results
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Washington Initiative 62 |
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588,724 | 68.34% | ||
| No | 272,761 | 31.66% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 62 was as follows:
| “ | Shall state tax revenues be limited so that increases do not exceed the growth rate of total state personal income? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Washington, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an Initiative to the Legislature, a type of indirect initiated state statute.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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