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Washington HJR 22, Voter Approval of Excess School Tax Levies Amendment (1985)
| Washington HJR 22 | |
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| Topic Ballot measure supermajority requirements and Property taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington HJR 22 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 5, 1985. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported removing the voter turnout requirements for voter approval of excess property tax levies for schools, except the 60% yes vote requirement. |
A “no” vote opposed removing the voter turnout requirements for voter approval of excess property tax levies for schools, except the 60% yes vote requirement. |
Election results
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Washington HJR 22 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 369,852 | 44.39% | ||
| 463,391 | 55.61% | |||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for HJR 22 was as follows:
| “ | Shall conditions to voter approval of public school excess property tax levies, except the 60% yes vote requirement, be eliminated? | ” |
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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Footnotes
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