Washington HJR 4204, Simple Majority for Excess School Tax Levies Amendment (2007)
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| Topic Ballot measure process and Ballot measure supermajority requirements |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington HJR 4204 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 6, 2007. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing school district excess property tax levies to be approved by a simple majority rather than a 60% supermajority. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing school district excess property tax levies to be approved by a simple majority, thereby maintaining the 60% supermajority vote requirement. |
Election results
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Washington HJR 4204 |
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811,507 | 50.61% | ||
| No | 792,010 | 49.39% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for HJR 4204 was as follows:
| “ | The legislature has proposed a constitutional amendment on school district tax levies. This amendment would provide for approval of school district excess property tax levies by simple majority vote of participating voters, and would eliminate supermajority approval requirements based on voter turnout in previous elections. Should this constitutional amendment be: Approved [] Rejected [] | ” |
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
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Footnotes
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