Washington Initiative 129, 40-Mill Property Tax Limit Measure (1938)

Washington Initiative 129
Election date November 8, 1938
Topic Property and Taxes
Status Approved
Type Initiated state statute	Origin Citizens

Washington Initiative 129 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 8, 1938. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported establishing a limit of 40 mills on the aggregate annual tax levy on real and personal property, with a limit of 2 mills on the levy by the state.

A “no” vote opposed establishing a limit of 40 mills on the aggregate annual tax levy on real and personal property, with a limit of 2 mills on the levy by the state.

Election results

Washington Initiative 129
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		340,296	69.47%
No		149,534	30.53%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Initiative 129 was as follows:

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An act limiting to 40 mills the aggregate annual levy on real and personal property for all purposes; limiting the levy by the state to 2 mills, provided that the legislature may omit this levy, in which case it may increase the permitted levy by cities or towns; limiting the levy by counties, cities and towns, school districts and road districts to certain designated maximums; exempting port districts and power districts from its operation and providing that additional levies may be made by election.

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing the initiative process in Washington

In Washington, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an Initiative to the People.

See also

1938 Measures

• 1938 Measures
• Taxes on the ballot
• Property on the ballot
• 1938 legislative sessions

Washington

• Washington ballot measures
• Washington ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Washington Voter Guide (1938)