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Washington Initiative 900, Mandatory Performance Audits Measure (2005)
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| Topic Ethics rules and commissions |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 900 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 8, 2005. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported requiring the State Auditor to conduct performance audits of state and local governments, funded by 0.16% of the state's sales and use tax collections. |
A “no” vote opposed requiring the State Auditor to conduct performance audits of state and local governments, funded by 0.16% of the state's sales and use tax collections. |
Election results
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994,757 | 56.44% | ||
| No | 767,844 | 43.56% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 900 was as follows:
| “ | Initiative Measure No. 900 concerns performance audits of governmental entities. This measure would direct the State Auditor to conduct performance audits of state and local governments, and dedicate 0.16% of the state’s portion of sales and use tax collections to fund these audits. Should this measure be enacted into law? | ” |
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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