Washington Motion Picture Competitiveness Tax Credit Increase Initiative (2016)

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Washington Motion Picture Competitiveness Tax Credit Increase Initiative
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Election date
November 8, 2016
Topic
Taxes
Status
Not on the ballot
Type
State statute
Origin
Citizens

Not on Ballot
Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot
This measure was not put
on an election ballot

The Motion Picture Competitiveness Tax Credit Increase Initiative did not qualify for the November 8, 2016, ballot in Washington as an initiated state statute.

The initiative would have increased the amount of tax credit an individual can claim under the motion picture competitiveness program from $1 million to $4 million.[1]

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title was as follows:[1]

Initiative Measure No. 1520 concerns the motion picture competitiveness program.

This measure would, for the motion picture competitiveness program, increase the amount of the tax credit, change the formula for determining the maximum available credits in the state, and eliminate the expiration date.

Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2]

Ballot summary

The ballot summary was as follows:[1]

This measure would increase the amount of tax credits that a person may claim under the motion picture competitiveness program from one million to four million dollars. It would change the formula by which the Department of Revenue determines the maximum available tax credits under the program by limiting the total amount of claimed credits to ten percent of the final cost in the state. It would also eliminate the program’s expiration date.[2]

Full text

The full text can be found here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing the initiative process in Washington
  • Supporters filed the petition with the secretary of state on March 28, 2016.[1]
  • 246,372 valid signatures are required for qualification purposes.
  • Supporters had until July 8, 2016, to collect the required signatures.
  • Supporters submitted signatures on July 8, 2016.[3]
  • The secretary of state's office reported on August 18, 2016, that the measure did not qualify for the ballot.[3]

State profile

Demographic data for Washington
 WashingtonU.S.
Total population:7,160,290316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):66,4563,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:77.8%73.6%
Black/African American:3.6%12.6%
Asian:7.7%5.1%
Native American:1.3%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.6%0.2%
Two or more:5.2%3%
Hispanic/Latino:12%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:90.4%86.7%
College graduation rate:32.9%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$61,062$53,889
Persons below poverty level:14.4%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Washington.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in Washington

Washington voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, five are located in Washington, accounting for 2.43 percent of the total pivot counties.[4]

Pivot Counties (2020)

In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Washington had four Retained Pivot Counties and one Boomerang Pivot County, accounting for 2.21 and 4.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.

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See also

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Washington Secretary of State, "Proposed Initiatives to the Legislature - 2016," accessed May 12, 2016
  2. 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Ballotpedia staff phone interview with the Washington secretary of state's office on July 8, 2016
  4. The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.