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Washington HJR 42, State Property and Income Taxes Amendment (1970)
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| Topic Taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Washington HJR 42 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 3, 1970. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported reducing the maximum property tax rate to 1 percent and granting the legislature the authority to impose income tax without limitations from the property tax restriction. |
A “no” vote opposed reducing the maximum property tax rate to 1 percent and granting the legislature the authority to impose income tax without limitations from the property tax restriction. |
Election results
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Washington HJR 42 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 309,882 | 31.55% | ||
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672,446 | 68.45% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for HJR 42 was as follows:
| “ | Shall the state constitution be amended to reduce the maximum allowable rate of taxation against property to 1 percent of true and fair value in the absence of authorized excess levies, and to permit the legislature to tax income at a single rate without regard to this limitation or, after 1975, at a graduated rate if the voters in that year or thereafter approve the removal of the single rate limitation? | ” |
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
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Footnotes
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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