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Washington Initiative 158, Revenues for Elderly and Disabled Measure (1944)
| Washington Initiative 158 | |
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| Topic Public assistance programs and Taxes |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Washington Initiative 158 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Washington on November 7, 1944. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported establishing a three percent income tax to fund $60 monthly payments to the elderly, blind, disabled and widowed. |
A "no" vote opposed establishing a three percent income tax to fund $60 monthly payments to the elderly, blind, disabled and widowed. |
Election results
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Washington Initiative 158 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 184,405 | 29.65% | ||
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437,502 | 70.35% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative 158 was as follows:
| “ | An act relating to revenue and taxation; providing for the levy and collection of a three per cent tax on gross income; providing for certain exemptions and deductions; providing for the disposition of revenue derived hereunder; prescribing monthly payments of not less than sixty dollars to certain aged, blind, disabled or widowed persons from an Employment and Retirement Mutual Insurance Fund, herein created; prescribing duties of officers and procedure in relation hereto; regulating disposition of payments by beneficiaries; defining terms and prescribing penalties. | ” |
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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