Washington Amendment to Article XXVIII, Taxation of Reforested Lands Amendment (1926)

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Washington Amendment to Article XXVIII

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Election date

November 2, 1926

Topic
Forestry and timber and Property taxes
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



Washington Amendment to Article XXVIII was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 2, 1926. It was defeated.

A “yes” vote supported this constitutional amendment to reassess and change taxation of reforested land and the timber products of such lands.

A “no” vote opposed this constitutional amendment to reassess and change taxation of reforested land and the timber products of such lands.

Election results

Washington Amendment to Article XXVIII

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 87,158 44.77%

Defeated No

107,524 55.23%
Results are officially certified.
Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Amendment to Article XXVIII was as follows:

Shall the Constitution be amended by adding thereto a new article to be known as Article XXVIII to permit legislation designed to encourage and promote forestation and reforestation?

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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