Washington 2012 ballot measures

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In 2012, voters decided on eight statewide ballot measures in Washington on November 6.

• Two of the measures were Initiatives to the People.
• One of the measures was an Initiative to the Legislature.
• One of the measures was a veto referendum.
• Two of the measures were advisory questions.
• Two of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Voters approved five (62.5%) and rejected three (37.5%) measures. Courts later overturned one voter-approved measure.

On the ballot

November 6, 2012

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
AQ	Advisory Vote 1	Taxes	Eliminate a business and occupation tax deduction for certain financial institutions’ interest on residential loans.		1,175,863 (43%)	1,552,134 (57%)
AQ	Advisory Vote 2	Taxes	Extend the expiration of a tax on possession of petroleum products and reduce the tax rate.		1,207,812 (45%)	1,476,491 (55%)
ITP	Initiative 1185	Taxes; Supermajority	Require either two-thirds legislative approval or a voter approval to raise taxes.		1,892,969 (64%)	1,069,083 (36%)
ITP	Initiative 1240	Education; School choice	Allow up to forty publicly-funded charter schools open to all students.	a	1,525,807 (51%)	1,484,125 (49%)
ITL	Initiative 502	Marijuana	Legalize and regulate the production, possession, delivery, and distribution of marijuana.	a	1,724,209 (56%)	1,371,235 (44%)
VR	Referendum 74	Marriage and family	Legalize same-sex marriage.	a	1,659,915 (54%)	1,431,285 (46%)
LRCA	SJR 8221	Budgets	Phase-down the debt limit percentage and modify the calculation date, period, and the term general state revenues.	a	1,748,436 (63%)	1,031,039 (37%)
LRCA	SJR 8223	Education	Authorize state research universities to invest specified public funds as authorized by the legislature.		1,258,969 (44%)	1,602,785 (56%)
LRCA		Budgets	The Washington State Debt Amendment, also known as SJR 8221, was on the November 6, 2012 statewide ballot in Washington as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved. The measure included the recommendations of the commission on state debt, according to the text of the measure. According to the Washington Secretary of State's office, the measure was said to implement changes in use of state bond debt.	a	0 (0%)	0 (0%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Washington
• Types of ballot measures in Washington
• List of Washington ballot measures
• 2012 ballot measures

External links

• Washington Voter Guide (November 2012)