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Washington Advisory Vote 2, Petroleum Possession Tax Expiration Measure (2012)
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| Type Legislatively referred advisory question |
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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A "repealed" vote opposed extending the expiration of a tax on possession of petroleum products and reduce the tax rate.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
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Washington Advisory Vote 2 |
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| Yes | 1,207,812 | 45.00% | ||
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1,476,491 | 55.00% | ||
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 This tax increase should be: [ ] Repealed [ ] Maintained | ” |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.
See also
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Footnotes
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