Washington Prohibit Income Taxes Initiative (2018)
| Washington Prohibit Income Taxes | |
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| Election date November 6, 2018 | |
| Topic Taxes | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Washington Prohibit Income Taxes Initiative (#1580, 1581) was not on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the People, a type of initiated state statute, on November 6, 2018.
This initiative was designed to prohibit the state or any local governments from imposing a tax on income.[1][2][3]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot titles for the different versions of the initiative are below:[3]
| Initiative 1580 ballot title | |||||
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Initiative Measure No. 1580 concerns state and local income taxes. This measure would prohibit state and local governments from imposing any tax on income from wages or any other income, as defined, and prohibit the department of revenue from collecting such a tax. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] | |||||
| Initiative 1581 ballot title | |||||
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Initiative Measure No. 1581 concerns state and local income taxes. This measure would prohibit state and local governments from imposing any tax on personal income, whether net, gross, or adjusted gross income, capital gains income, or any other portion, or type of income. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] | |||||
Ballot summary
The ballot summaries for the different versions of the initiative are below:[3]
| Initiative 1580 ballot summary | |||||
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This measure would prohibit state and local governments from imposing any tax on income from wages or any other income. It would also prohibit the department of revenue from collecting revenue from any tax on income from wages or any other source. It would define “income” as net income, adjusted gross income, capital gains income, or any other portion or type of income. This prohibition would not apply to the business and occupation tax. | |||||
| Initiative 1581 ballot summary | |||||
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This measure would prohibit state and local governments from imposing any tax on an individual’s or household’s personal income, whether net, gross, or adjusted gross income, capital gains income, or any other portion, or type of income. The measure instructs that the term “income” be construed broadly to mean that there is no government authority to levy any form of income tax on individuals and households | |||||
Full text
- The full text of Initiative 1580 is available here.
- The full text of Initiative 1581 is available here.
Path to the ballot
The state process
In Washington, the number of signatures required to qualify a directly initiated state statute—called an Initiative to the People in Washington—for the ballot is equal to 8 percent of the votes cast for the office of governor at the last regular gubernatorial election. Initial filings for direct initiatives cannot be made more than 10 months before the general election at which their proposal would be presented to voters. Signatures must be submitted at least four months prior to the general election.
The requirements to get an Initiative to the People certified for the 2018 ballot:
- Signatures: 259,622 valid signatures were required.
- Deadline: The deadline to submit signatures was July 6, 2018.
The secretary of state verifies the signatures using a random sample method. If the sample indicates that the measure has sufficient signatures, the measure is certified for the ballot. However, if the sample indicates that the measure has insufficient signatures, every signature is checked. Under Washington law, a random sample result may not invalidate a petition.
Details about this initiative
- Tim Eyman submitted both versions of this initiative on January 8, 2018.[3]
- A ballot title and summary were issued for them on January 16, 2018.[3]
- Proponents of the initiative did not submit signatures to the secretary of state's office by the July 6, 2018, deadline and the measure was not put on the ballot.[4][3]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Washington secretary of state, "Initiative 1580 Text," accessed January 24, 2018
- ↑ Washington secretary of state, "Initiative 1581 Text," accessed January 24, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Washington secretary of state, "Proposed Initiatives to the People - 2018," accessed January 24, 2018
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff Writer, Email communication with Lydia Plukchi of the Washington Secretary of State's office, July 9, 2018.
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