Washington SJR 137, Two-Year Excess School Taxes Amendment (1976)
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| Topic Education and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington SJR 137 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 2, 1976. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing voter approval of excess school levies for two-year periods. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing voter approval of excess school levies for two-year periods. |
Election results
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Washington SJR 137 |
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763,263 | 56.12% | ||
| No | 596,722 | 43.88% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for SJR 137 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the voters be permitted to approve excess levies for school support for two-year periods? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Washington Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the Washington State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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