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Washington HJR 9, Taxation of Federal Property Amendment (1946)

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Washington HJR 9

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Election date

November 5, 1946

Topic
Property and Taxes
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Washington HJR 9 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 5, 1946. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported authorizing the state to tax federal property within the state.

A “no” vote opposed authorizing the state to tax federal property within the state.

Election results

Washington HJR 9

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

253,819 56.08%
No 198,786 43.92%
Results are officially certified.
Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for HJR 9 was as follows:

A Proposed Amendment to the state constitution to permit the state to tax the United States and its instrumentalities to the extent that the laws of the United States will allow.

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.

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