Washington HJR 23, Tax Increment Financing Districts Amendment (1985)
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| Topic Property and Public economic investment policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington HJR 23 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 5, 1985. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported allowing local governments to finance development projects through the creation of districts and the resulting tax revenues from the increased values of benefited properties in these districts. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing local governments to finance development projects through the creation of districts and the resulting tax revenues from the increased values of benefited properties in these districts. |
Election results
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Washington HJR 23 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 337,015 | 41.42% | ||
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476,600 | 58.58% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for HJR 23 was as follows:
| “ | Shall counties and cities be permitted to finance public improvements through tax revenues resulting from increased values of benefited properties? | ” |
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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