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Washington HJR 4222, Personal Property Tax Exemption Amendment (1988)
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| Topic Property and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington HJR 4222 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 8, 1988. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported increasing the value of personal property exempted from taxation. |
A “no” vote opposed increasing the value of personal property exempted from taxation. |
Election results
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Washington HJR 4222 |
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1,299,696 | 78.65% | ||
| No | 352,807 | 21.35% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for HJR 4222 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the legislature's authority to exempt from tax $300 of a family head's personal property value be increased to $3,000? | ” |
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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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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