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Washington Advisory Vote 2, Petroleum Possession Tax Expiration Measure (2012)

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Washington Advisory Vote 2

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Election date

November 6, 2012

Topic
Taxes
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred advisory question
Origin

State legislature



Washington Advisory Vote 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred advisory question in Washington on November 6, 2012. It was defeated.

A "maintained" vote supported extending the expiration of a tax on possession of petroleum products and reduce the tax rate.

A "repealed" vote opposed extending the expiration of a tax on possession of petroleum products and reduce the tax rate.


Election results

Washington Advisory Vote 2

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 1,207,812 45.00%

Defeated No

1,476,491 55.00%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Advisory Vote 2 was as follows:

The legislature extended, without a vote of the people, expiration of a tax on possession of petroleum products and reduced the tax rate, costing $24,000,000 in its first ten years, for government spending.

This tax increase should be:

[ ] Repealed

[ ] Maintained

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Path to the ballot

See also: Types of ballot measures in Washington

A simple majority vote was needed in each chamber of the Washington State Legislature to refer the advisory question to the ballot for voter consideration.

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