Unsuccessful proposed amendments to the Washington State Constitution

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Amendments

The following is a list of proposed amendments to the Washington State Constitution which were defeated at the ballot.

By year

1906

• Eminent Domain, Amendment to Article I Sec. 16
• Water for Public Use, Amendment to Article XXI Sec. 1

1908

• Property Tax, Amendment to Article VII
• Eminent Domain, Amendment to Article I Sec. 16

1912

• County Official Term Limits, Amendment to Article XI Sec. 7

1914

• Alien Residents Purchase of Lands, Amendment to Article II Sec. 33

1916

• Qualification of Voters for Indebtedness, Amendment to Article VI Sec. 1

1922

• Legislature Pay Increase, Amendment to Article II Sec. 23

1924

• Harbor Lines, Amendment to Article XV Sec. 1

1926

• Compensation of Legislators, Amendment to Article II Sec. 23
• Taxation of Reforested Lands, Amendment to Article XXVIII

1928

• Classification of Property for Taxes, Amendment to Article VII Secs. 1-4

1930

• Salary of Legislators, SJR 10

1932

• Annual Salary of Legislators, SJR 16
• Harbor Lines, House Bill 195

1934

• Uniform Taxation, HJR 12
• State Authority on Local Taxes, HJR 14

1936

• Uniform Taxation, SJR 7
• Compensation for Legislators, SJR 20
• Public Energy, HJR 10

1938

• Graduated Net Income Tax, SJR 5

1940

• Term Limits for County Officers, SJR 1
• Approval of Government Salaries, HJR 13

1942

• Income Tax Revisions, HJR 4

1950

• School District Indebtedness Limits, HJR 10

1956

• Pensions of Public Officers, SJR 3
• Immediate Possession in Eminent Domain, HJR 22

1958

• Compensation of Elected Officials, Substitute SJR 9, Part 1
• Compensation and Office Eligibility, Substitute SJR 9, Part 2
• Tax Levy Periods for Schools, Substitute HJR 4

1960

• Ownership of Land by Aliens, SJR 4

1970

• State Income Tax, Proposed Amendment HJR 42
• Voting Age of 19, Proposed Amendment HJR 6

1972

• Periodic Review of Tax Exemptions, HJR 1

1973

• Tax Increment Financing Districts, HJR 22
• Graduated Income Tax, HJR 37
• Excess Levy Validation Formula, HJR 40

1975

• Allow State Legislators to Run for Other Offices, Proposed Amendment SJR 127
• Governmental Assistance for Students, Proposed Amendment HJR 22
• Revision of Constitution's Judiciary Article, Proposed Amendment SJR 101

1976

• Effective Date of State Legislative Salary Increases, SJR 139
• Home-Rule Charter Drafting Agency, HJR 64

1977

• HJR 56, Distant Destination Transportation Rates

1980

• Federal Lands to the State, SJR 132

1981

• Powers of Superior Court Commissioners, SJR 107

1982

• Tax Increment Financing Districts, SJR 143

1983

• Length of State Harbor Leases
• State Legislators Allowed to Assume Other Civil Offices

1985

• Tax Increment Financing Districts
• Voter Approval of Excess School Tax Levies

1986

• Elections for Legislative Vacancies, Proposed Amendment SJR 138

1987

• Investment of Permanent Public Land Funds, SJR 8212
• Number of Years for State Legislative Terms, HJR 4212
• Washington Property Tax Levy for Schools, HJR 4220

1990

• Excess Property Tax Approvals, Proposed Amendment HJR 4231
• New Counties, Proposed Amendment HJR 4203
• Tax Assessments of Low-Income Housing, Proposed Amendment SJR 8212

1991

• County Home Rule Charters Amendment
• Original Jurisdiction of the Superior Court
• Superior Court Commissioners

1999

• Investment of State Funds Amendment, SJR 8208

2001

• Investment of State Funds Act, HJR 4202

2012

• Public University Investments Amendment, SJR 8223

See also

• List of Washington ballot measures
• List of amendments to the Washington State Constitution