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Washington HJR 4231, Excess Property Tax Approvals Amendment (1990)
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| Topic Property taxes |
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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% | ||
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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
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