Washington Initiative 46, School Fund Allocation and Distribution Measure (1922)
| Washington Initiative 46 | |
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| Topic Property taxes and Public education funding |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 46 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 7, 1922. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported this initiative to allocate $30 for each schoolchild, distribute funds in accordance to number of teachers and students, and fix a maximum tax levy on school districts. |
A “no” vote opposed this initiative to allocate $30 for each schoolchild, distribute funds in accordance to number of teachers and students, and fix a maximum tax levy on school districts. |
Election results
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Washington Initiative 46 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 99,150 | 39.78% | ||
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150,114 | 60.22% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 46 was as follows:
| “ | An Act providing for a current state school fund sufficient to produce $30.00 for each child of school age; for the distribution of state and county school funds to school districts upon the equal basis of attendance and teachers employed; and fixing the maximum annual tax levy of school districts, except for bonded indebtedness, at 1.7 per cent of the assessed value of the taxable property thereof. | ” |
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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