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Washington Initiative 94, Tax Levy Limits on Property Measure (1934)
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| Topic Property and Taxes |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 94 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 6, 1934. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported limiting the aggregate annual rate of tax levy on real and personal property for state, county, municipal and school and road districts to 40 mills and the tax levy for public universities to two mills unless with approval from the majority of electors of that jurisdiction. |
A "no" vote opposed limiting the aggregate annual rate of tax levy on real and personal property for state, county, municipal and school and road districts to 40 mills and the tax levy for public universities to two mills unless with approval from the majority of electors of that jurisdiction. |
Election results
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219,635 | 53.33% | ||
| No | 192,168 | 46.67% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 94 was as follows:
| “ | An Act relating to taxation: limiting the aggregate annual rate of levy on real and personal property for state, county, city or town, school district and road district purposes to forty mills; limiting the levy by the state to two mills to be used exclusively for the support of the University of Washington, Washington State College and the Normal Schools; limiting the levy by counties, cities and towns, school districts and road districts to certain designated maximums; excepting port districts from the operation of the act; and providing that additional levies may be made as therein provided. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Washington, proponents needed to collect a number of signatures for an Initiative to the People.
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Footnotes
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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