Washington Changes to State Tax Code Initiative (2020)
| Washington Changes to State Tax Code Initiative | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Taxes | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Washington Prohibit Income Taxes Initiative (#1701, 1702) was not on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the People, a type of initiated state statute, on November 3, 2020.
This initiative was designed to require the Washington State Legislature to amend tax code so that households earning $600,000 per year or more pay the same percentage of their income in taxes as middle and low-income households (as defined).[1]
Text of measure
Full text
Path to the ballot
The state process
In Washington, the number of signatures required to qualify a directly initiated state statute—called an Initiative to the People in Washington—for the ballot is equal to 8 percent of the votes cast for the office of governor at the last regular gubernatorial election. Initial filings for direct initiatives cannot be made more than 10 months before the general election at which their proposal would be presented to voters. Signatures must be submitted at least four months prior to the general election.
The requirements to get an Initiative to the People certified for the 2020 ballot:
- Signatures: 259,622 valid signatures were required.
- Deadline: The deadline to submit signatures was July 2, 2020.
The secretary of state verifies the signatures using a random sample method. If the sample indicates that the measure has sufficient signatures, the measure is certified for the ballot. However, if the sample indicates that the measure has insufficient signatures, every signature is checked. Under Washington law, a random sample result may not invalidate a petition.
Details about this initiative
- Ruth Ann Lipscomb filed the initiative.[1]
- Proponents did not submit signatures for the initiative by the deadline on July 2, 2020.[1]
See also
External links
- Washington Secretary of State: Proposed Initiatives to the People - 2020
- Initiative 1701 full text
- Initiative 1702 full text
Footnotes
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