Eight state measures on Washington's November 2012 ballot

September 30, 2012

By Bailey Ludlam

OLYMPIA, Washington: A total of eight ballot measures are scheduled to appear on the State of Washington's November election ballot. Unlike past years, this year's state measures comprise of more than just Initiatives to the People and legislatively referred constitutional amendments. Others on the ballot include Initiatives to the Legislature, veto referendums, and advisory questions.

For all of 2012, there are 185 ballot measures in 38 states on the ballot, and 173 of those are on the general election ballot in 37 states. Historically, even-numbered election years feature significantly higher measures than odd-numbered years. In 2010 alone, 184 ballot questions were certified for spots on 38 statewide ballots. In comparison, only 34 ballot measures were on the ballot in 9 states in 2011.

November 6, 2012

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRAQ	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%)
LRAQ	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%)
CISS	Initiative 1185	Supermajority; Ballot measures; Taxes; Legislature	Require either two-thirds legislative approval or a voter approval to raise taxes.		1,892,969 (64%)	1,069,083 (36%)
CISS	Initiative 1240	School choice; Public education governance	Authorize up to 40 public charter schools in Washington	a	1,525,807 (51%)	1,484,125 (49%)
IndISS	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	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	Higher education governance	Authorize state research universities to invest specified public funds as authorized by the legislature.		1,258,969 (44%)	1,602,785 (56%)
LRCA	SJR 8221	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

• Washington 2012 ballot measures
• 2012 ballot measures
• Ballotpedia's exclusive preview of the November 6, 2012 statewide ballot measures