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Washington Initiative 402, Abolition of Inheritance and Gift Taxes Measure (1981)
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| Topic Taxes |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 402 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 3, 1981. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported replacing inheritance and gift taxes and with taxes on net estate transfers. |
A “no” vote opposed replacing inheritance and gift taxes and with taxes on net estate transfers. |
Election results
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610,507 | 67.24% | ||
| No | 297,445 | 32.76% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 402 was as follows:
| “ | Shall inheritance and gift taxes be abolished, and state death taxes be restricted to the federal estate tax credit allowed? | ” |
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
External links
Footnotes
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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