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Washington HJR 14, State Authority on Local Taxes Amendment (1934)
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| Topic County and municipal governance and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington HJR 14 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 6, 1934. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported disempowering the legislature to impose taxes on counties and municipalities but to still set limits on such taxes, oversee property valuation for local taxation, administer related laws, and distribute state funds to municipalities. |
A "no" vote opposed disempowering the legislature to impose taxes on counties and municipalities but to still set limits on such taxes, oversee property valuation for local taxation, administer related laws, and distribute state funds to municipalities. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 129,310 | 40.62% | ||
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189,002 | 59.38% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for HJR 14 was as follows:
| “ | A resolution amending section 12 of Article XI of the constitution by providing that the legislature shall have no power to impose taxes upon counties, cities, towns or other municipal corporations, or upon the inhabitants or property thereof, for county, city, town or other municipal purposes, but by general law may limit such taxes and may supervise and control the valuing of property for local taxation and the administration of laws relating to such taxation, and may apportion state funds among counties, cities, towns and other municipal corporations. | ” |
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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