Washington Dedication of Vehicle Sales Tax to Fund Highway Projects Initiative (2022)
| Washington Dedication of Vehicle Sales Tax to Fund Highway Projects Initiative | |
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| Election date November 8, 2022 | |
| Topic Taxes | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Washington Dedication of Vehicle Sales Tax to Fund Highway Projects Initiative was not on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the Legislature, a type of indirect initiated state statute, on November 8, 2022.
This initiative would have required sales and use tax revenue collected on vehicle sales to be deposited in the Motor Vehicle Fund and spent on maintaining highways.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title would have been as follows:
| “ | Initiative Measure No. 1439 concerns vehicle-related tax revenues.
This measure would require that revenue from certain taxes on vehicles be deposited in the motor vehicle fund and be used only for highway purposes, and would set spending priorities for such funds. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] [2] |
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary would have been as follows:
| “ | This measure would require that retail sales tax revenue and use tax revenue collected on each new and used retail sale of a vehicle (as defined in the measure), including private-party sales but excluding retail car rentals, be deposited in the motor vehicle fund. Such revenues could be used only for highway purposes, including preservation, and would be subject to existing statutory spending priorities for motor-vehicle-fund moneys that have accrued from the fuel tax. | ” |
Full text
The full text is available here.
Path to the ballot
The state process
In Washington, the number of signatures required to qualify an indirectly initiated state statute—called an Initiative to the Legislature 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 indirect initiatives cannot be made more than 10 months before the regular session at which their proposal would be presented to lawmakers. Signatures must be submitted at least 10 days prior to the beginning of the legislative session in the year of the targeted election.
The requirements to get an Initiative to the Legislature certified for the 2022 ballot:
- Signatures: 324,516 valid signatures were required.
- Deadline: December 31, 2021
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 to appear before the legislature. If the legislature does not approve the measure, it is certified to appear on 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
- Jed Darland filed the initiative on August 24, 2021. Ballot language was issued for it on September 17, 2021.[1]
- Sponsors did not submit signatures before the deadline on December 30, 2021, therefore the initiative did not qualify for the ballot.[1]
See also
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Footnotes
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