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Lynden Transportation Benefit District Sales and Use Tax (November 2012)
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A Lynden Transportation Benefit District Sales and Use Tax measure was on the November 6, 2012 election ballot in Whatcom County, which is in Washington.
If approved, this proposition authorizes Lynden Transportation Benifit District to impose a sales and use tax of 0.02% for ten years to fund transportation improvements.[1]
Election results
| Lynden Transportation Tax Prop. | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 2,926 | 54.39% | ||
| No | 2,454 | 45.61% | ||
Election results from Whatcom County, Current Election Results.
Text of measure
Language on the ballot:
| “ | The Board of the Lynden Transportation Benefit District, Lynden, Washington, adopted Resolution No. 2012-1 concerning a sales and use tax to fund certain transportation improvements. This proposition would authorize a sales and use tax of two tenths of one percent (0.002) to be collected from all taxable retail sales within the Transportation Benefit District in accordance with RCW 82.14.0455 for a term of ten years, or until such District is dissolved, whichever is earlier, for the purpose of paying or financing costs of necessary transportation improvement projects listed in Resolution No. 2012-1 and identified in the City of Lynden Transportation Improvement Plan:
Should this proposition be approved? Yes _____ No _____[1][2] |
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See also
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Whatcom County Elections, Voter Guide
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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