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Washington Initiative 251, Prohibit New Taxes and Existing Tax Increases Measure (1970)
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| Topic Taxes |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 251 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 3, 1970. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported prohibiting the state of Washington from enacting new taxes or increasing existing taxes. |
A “no” vote opposed prohibiting the state of Washington from enacting new taxes or increasing existing taxes. |
Election results
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Washington Initiative 251 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 504,779 | 48.91% | ||
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527,263 | 51.09% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 251 was as follows:
| “ | An initiative declaring that existing taxes imposed by the state of Washington shall not be increased and that no new or additional taxes shall be imposed by the state of Washington. | ” |
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
External links
Footnotes
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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