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Washington Repeal the State Sales Tax Measure, Initiative 1363 (2015)

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The Washington Repeal the State Sales Tax Measure, Initiative 1363 was not on the November 3, 2015 ballot in the state of Washington as an Initiative to the People. If approved by voters, the measure would have done the following:[1]

  • Repealed the state retail sales tax of 6.5 percent, unless a constitutional amendment for an increase in taxes is approved by two-thirds of the legislature or two-thirds of voters

Text of measure

Ballot title

The official ballot title was as follows:[1]

“ Initiative Measure No. 1363 concerns state taxes and fees.

This measure would repeal the state sales tax unless the legislature refers to voters a constitutional amendment requiring two-thirds legislative approval or voter approval to raise taxes, and legislative approval for fee increases.

Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2]

”

Ballot summary

The ballot summary was as follows:[1]

“ This measure would, on April 15, 2016, repeal the state retail sales tax of 6.5%, which is imposed on most retail sales. This measure would not repeal the state sales tax if, by April 15, 2016, two-thirds of both legislative houses refer to the ballot a vote on a constitutional amendment that requires two-thirds legislative approval or voter approval to raise taxes, and majority legislative approval to set the amount of a fee increase.[2] ”

Full text

The full text of the measure is available here.[1]

Support

This measure was sponsored by Tim Eyman and M.J. Fagan. Supporters called the measure "Taxpayer Protection Act 1."[1]

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing the initiative process in Washington

Supporters were required to collect at least 246,372 valid signatures by July 2, 2015, in order to land the initiative on the ballot.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Washington Secretary of State, "Proposed Initiatives to the People - 2015: I-1363," accessed February 16, 2015
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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