Washington Repeal Excise Taxes Initiative (2019)
| Washington Repeal Excise Taxes | |
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| Election date November 5, 2019 | |
| Topic Taxes | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Washington Repeal Excise Taxes Initiative (#1658) was not on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the People, a type of initiated state statute, on November 5, 2019.
This initiative was designed to repeal multiple provisions in state statute establishing or relating to excise taxes, including sales taxes, business taxes, and fuel taxes.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for this initiative is below:[1]
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Initiative Measure No. 1658 concerns repealing state and local excise taxes and other tax-related statutes. This measure would repeal statutes imposing or authorizing state and local excise taxes, including sales taxes, business and occupation taxes, the gas tax, and other taxes; and would repeal other tax-related statutes. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2] |
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this initiative is below:[1]
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This measure would repeal statutes imposing or authorizing state and local excise taxes, including business and occupation taxes; state and local sales and use taxes; the gas tax; taxes on financial institutions, utilities, waste collection, litter, hazardous substances, petroleum products, cigarettes, tobacco products, real estate sales, and other items; taxes for oil spill responses and enhanced 911 services; and statutes governing tax administration, incentives, and the state economy. [2] |
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Full text
- The full text of the initiative 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 2019 ballot:
- Signatures: 259,622 valid signatures were required.
- Deadline: The deadline to submit signatures was July 5, 2019.
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
- Kyle Stokle filed the initiative on January 15, 2019. A ballot title and summary were issued for it on January 29, 2019.[1]
- Signatures for the initiative were not submitted before the deadline on July 5, 2019.[3]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Washington Secretary of State, "Proposed Initiatives to the People - 2019," accessed February 6, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Twitter: Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman, "5:02 PM - 5 Jul 2019 Tweet," accessed July 8, 2019
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