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Washington SJR 1, One Percent Property Tax Limit Amendment (1972)
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| Topic Property and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington SJR 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 7, 1972. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported establishing maximum tax rate of one percent on all taxable property, changing the previous forty mill property tax limit. |
A “no” vote opposed changing the forty mill property tax limit. |
Election results
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Washington SJR 1 |
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1,030,832 | 82.75% | ||
| No | 214,834 | 17.25% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for SJR 1 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the state constitution be amended to replace the present forty mill limit upon those property taxes which are imposed without voter approval (in effect a limitation of two percent of the true and fair value of the taxable property) with a new provision under which the maximum allowable rate for such property taxes would be one percent of the true and fair value of the property? | ” |
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.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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