Washington HJR 4223, Property Tax Exemption Increase Amendment (2006)
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| Topic Property and Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington HJR 4223 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 7, 2006. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing the legislature to increase the personal property tax exemption from $3,000 to $15,000 for each "head of a family." |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing the legislature to increase the personal property tax exemption from $3,000 to $15,000 for each "head of a family." |
Election results
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1,581,373 | 79.82% | ||
| No | 399,684 | 20.18% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for HJR 4223 was as follows:
| “ | The legislature has proposed a constitutional amendment on increasing an exemption from the personal property tax. This amendment would authorize the legislature to increase the personal property tax exemption for taxable personal property owned by each “head of a family” from three thousand ($3,000) to fifteen thousand ($15,000) dollars. Should this constitutional amendment be approved or rejected? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Washington Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the Washington State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
See also
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Footnotes
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