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Washington HJR 4231, Excess Property Tax Approvals Amendment (1990)
| Washington HJR 4231 | |
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| Topic Property taxes |
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| Status |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington HJR 4231 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 6, 1990. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing voters to approve excess tax levies for six or fewer consecutive years. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing voters to approve excess tax levies for six or fewer consecutive years. |
Election results
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Washington HJR 4231 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 407,423 | 32.45% | ||
| 848,026 | 67.55% | |||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for HJR 4231 was as follows:
| “ | Shall a constitutional amendment permit voters at an election to approve excess property taxes for up to six-year periods? | ” |
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
State of Washington Olympia (capital) | |
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