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Washington Initiative 97 and Alternative Measure 97B, Hazardous Waste Tax and Clean-Up Program Measure (1988)
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| Topic Environment and Taxes |
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| Type Indirect initiated state statute |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 97 and Alternative Measure 97B were on the ballot in Washington on November 8, 1988. Initiative 97 was a citizen-initiated measure. Alternative Measure 97B was placed on the ballot by the Washington State Legislature as an alternative measure.
Voters approved the first question and selected Initiative 97 rather than the state legislature's alternative.
Voters were asked to vote For Either or Against Both of the measures.[1]
A "yes" vote supported adopting either Initiative 97 (designed to impose a 0.7% tax on the wholesale value of hazardous substances for hazardous waste cleanup programs) or Alternative Measure 97B (designed to impose an 0.8% tax on the wholesale value of hazardous substances for hazardous waste cleanup programs with less coverage of petroleum). |
A "no" vote opposed adopting Initiative 97 or Alternative Measure 97B. |
Voters were then asked to choose which measure they preferred: Initiative 97 or Alternative Measure 97B.
| Voting for Initiative 97 supported implementing Initiative 97, which was designed to impose a 0.7% tax on the wholesale value of hazardous substances for hazardous waste cleanup programs. |
| Voting for Alternative Measure 97B supported implementing the state legislature's proposed alternative measure, which was designed to impose a 0.8% tax on the wholesale value of hazardous substances for hazardous waste cleanup programs with less coverage of petroleum. |
Election results
For Either/Against Both:
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Washington Initiative 97 and Alternative Measure 97B |
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1,307,638 | 85.36% | ||
| No | 224,286 | 14.64% | ||
Initiative 97/Alternative Measure 97B:
| Initiative 97 and Alternative Measure 97B | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Initiative 97 | 860,835 | 55.99% | ||
 Alternative Measure 97B | 676,469 | 44.00% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot questions for Initiative 97 and Alternative Measure 97B were as follows:[2]
Initiative 97:
| “ | Shall a hazardous waste cleanup program, partially funded a 7/10 of 1% tax on hazardous substances, be enacted?[3] | ” |
Alternative Measure 97B:
| “ | Shall the legislature's cleanup program, with 0.8% hazardous substance tax raising less money, with less coverage of petroleum, be retained?[3] | ” |
Full text
The full text is available here.
Path to the ballot
Initiative to the Legislature (ITL) process
An Initiative to the Legislature is the name of indirect initiated state statutes in the state of Washington. An indirect initiated state statute is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends state statute. There are nine (9) states that allow citizens to initiate indirect state statutes.
While a direct initiative is placed on the ballot once supporters file the required number of valid signatures, an indirect initiative is first presented to the state legislature. Legislators have a certain number of days, depending on the state, to adopt the initiative into law. Should legislators take no action or reject the initiative, the initiative is put on the ballot for voters to decide.
In Washington, the Legislature has three options regarding Initiatives to the Legislature:
- (1) The Legislature can adopt an Initiative to the Legislature, in which case the initiative is enacted into law without a vote of electors;
- (2) The Legislature can reject or not act on the initiative, in which case the initiative is placed on the ballot at the next state general election; or
- (3) The Legislature can approve an alternative to the proposed initiative, in which case both the original proposal and the legislative alternative are placed on the ballot at the next state general election.
Details about this initiative
Sponsor Christine Platt of Olympia filed 215,505 signatures for Initiative 97 on August 13, 1987. The measure was certified to the legislature on February 8, 1988. The Washington State Legislature passed Alternative Measure 97B to be placed on the ballot alongside Initiative 97 as competing measures.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Initiative to the Legislature statistics," accessed September 8, 2023
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "1988 Voter Pamphlet," accessed September 8, 2023
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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