Washington HJR 4208, Four-Year School District Tax Levies Amendment (1997)

Washington HJR 4208
Election date November 4, 1997
Topic Public education funding and Taxes
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Washington HJR 4208 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 4, 1997. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported extending voter-approved school district tax levies from two to four years.

A “no” vote opposed extending voter-approved school district tax levies from two to four years.

Election results

Washington HJR 4208
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		858,777	53.08%
No		759,259	46.92%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for HJR 4208 was as follows:

“

Shall the Washington Constitution be amended to permit voter-approved school district levies to run for an optional four-year period, rather than the current two-year maximum?

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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

1997 Measures

• 1997 Measures
• Public education funding on the ballot
• Taxes on the ballot
• 1997 legislative sessions

Washington

• Washington ballot measures
• Washington ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Washington Voter Guide (1997)