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Washington Initiative 559, Adjust Property Value for Taxes Measure (1991)
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| Topic Taxes |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 559 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 5, 1991. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported setting property values back to the January 1, 1985 value for tax purposes. |
A “no” vote opposed setting property values back to the January 1, 1985 value for tax purposes. |
Election results
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| Yes | 592,391 | 40.52% | ||
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869,626 | 59.48% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 559 was as follows:
| “ | Shall property value for tax purposes be the January 1, 1985 value or subsequent sales price, adjusted for cost of living changes? | ” |
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.
See also
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