Washington HJR 22, Voter Approval of Excess School Tax Levies Amendment (1985)

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Washington HJR 22

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Election date

November 5, 1985

Topic
Ballot measure supermajority requirements and Property taxes
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Origin

State legislature



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

Washington HJR 22

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 369,852 44.39%

Defeated No

463,391 55.61%
Results are officially certified.
Source

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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