Spokane City Council Tax Approval Amendment Proposition (February 2013)
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A Spokane City Council Tax Approval Amendment proposition was approved on the February 12, 2013 election ballot in Spokane County, which is in Washington.
This proposition amended the Spokane City Charter to add a section requiring that any vote approving a "new councilmanic tax" must pass by a majority vote plus one of the city council. Spokane had seven council members at the time of this measure. An affirmative vote of four members would be a majority. This measure required an affirmative vote from five—one more than the majority—of the seven members to impose new taxes.[1]
Election results
Spokane County
| Spokane City Amendment 2 | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 20,761 | 51.11% | ||
| No | 19,859 | 48.89% | ||
Election results from Spokane County Election Results Report.
Text of measure
Language on the ballot:
| “ | This proposition will amend the Spokane City Charter by adding a new section to require that, after March 1, 2013, any “new councilmanic tax,” as defined in Ordinance No. C- 34950, may be levied or increased only by a majority plus one vote of the City Council; all as set forth in Ordinance No. C- 34950. | ” |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Spokane County Washington February 12, 2013 online voter guide
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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