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Washington Initiative 69, Graduated Income Tax for School Funding Measure (1932)
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| Topic Public education funding and Taxes |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 69 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 8, 1932. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported establishing a graduated income tax on incomes of persons, firms, corporations, associations, joint stock companies and common law trusts to finance the state school fund and other state funds. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing a graduated income tax on incomes of persons, firms, corporations, associations, joint stock companies and common law trusts to finance the state school fund and other state funds. |
Election results
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Washington Initiative 69 |
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322,919 | 70.21% | ||
| No | 136,983 | 29.79% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 69 was as follows:
| “ | An Act relating to and requiring the payment of a graduated tax on the incomes of persons, firms, corporations, associations, joint stock companies and common law trusts, the proceeds therefrom to be placed in the state current school fund and other state funds, as a means of reducing or eliminating the annual tax on general property which now provides revenues for such funds; providing penalties for violation; and making an appropriation from the general fund of the state treasury for paying expenses of administration of the act. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Washington, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an Initiative to the People.
See also
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Footnotes
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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