Washington HJR 47, Formula Governing Excess Property Tax Levies Amendment (1972)
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| Topic Property and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington HJR 47 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 7, 1972. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported redefining the formula for voter approval of specific excess property tax levies. |
A “no” vote opposed redefining the formula for voter approval of specific excess property tax levies. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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686,320 | 58.26% | ||
| No | 491,703 | 41.74% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for HJR 47 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the formula governing certain excess property tax levies approved by sixty percent of the voters be changed so the election authorizing the levy will be valid either-- (1) if (as now) the total of all votes cast on the proposition is at least forty percent of the number cast at the taxing district's last general election; or (2) if the total of "yes" votes is at least three-fifths of forty percent of that number of voters? | ” |
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
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Footnotes
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