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Washington SJR 5, Graduated Net Income Tax Amendment (1938)
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| Topic Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington SJR 5 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 8, 1938. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported providing that the state constitution does not prevent the enactment of a graduated net income tax law. |
A “no” vote opposed providing that the state constitution does not prevent the enactment of a graduated net income tax law. |
Election results
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Washington SJR 5 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 141,375 | 33.08% | ||
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285,946 | 66.92% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for SJR 5 was as follows:
| “ | A Proposal to amend Section 1, Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Washington relating to taxation by providing that nothing contained in said section shall be construed to prevent the enactment of a graduated net income tax law. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Washington Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the Washington State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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