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Washington Tax and Fee Expiration After One Year Initiative (2016)
| Washington Tax and Fee Expiration After One Year Initiative | |
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| Election date November 8, 2016 | |
| Topic Taxes | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
| Not on Ballot |
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The Tax and Fee Expiration After One Year Initiative was an initiated state statute proposed for the Washington ballot on November 8, 2016.
The initiative would have required that after January 1, 2016, tax and fee increases be expired one year after taking effect unless approved by a simple majority vote of the people at an election.[1]
This measure has multiple versions vying for a spot on the ballot.
Measure No. 1442
Ballot title
The ballot title was as follows:[1]
| “ | Initiative Measure No. 1442 concerns state taxes and fees.
This measure would limit tax increases to one year unless approved by majority popular vote; terminate 2016 tax increases imposed without voter approval; and require legislative approval, as defined, 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 require that legislation raising taxes must expire one year after taking effect unless the tax increase is approved by a majority of the voters. A tax increase imposed in 2016 would expire when the measure takes effect unless it was approved by voters. With certain exceptions, the measure would require legislative approval for new fees or for an increase in an existing fee, and define how the legislature must provide that approval.[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text can be found here.
Measure No. 1510
Ballot title
The ballot title was as follows:[1]
| “ | Initiative Measure No. 1510 concerns state taxes and fees.
This measure would require that after January 1, 2016, tax and fee increases must expire one year after taking effect unless approved by a simple majority vote of the people at an election. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2] |
” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary was as follows:[1]
| “ | This measure would require that after January 1, 2016, tax and fee increases must expire one year after taking effect unless they are approved by a simple majority vote of the people at an election. Once the duration of the tax increase ends, the department of revenue would not be permitted to collect revenue from any tax increase that was enacted without a simple majority vote of the people at an election.[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text can be found here.
Measure No. 1511
Ballot title
The ballot title was as follows:[1]
| “ | Initiative Measure No. 1511 concerns state taxes and fees.
This measure would require tax and fee increases to expire after one year unless approved by a majority of the voters, and repeal tax and fee increases imposed in 2016 without voter approval. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2] |
” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary was as follows:[1]
| “ | This measure would require that tax and fee increases expire one year after taking effect unless approved by a simple majority of the voters in an election. Tax and fee increases imposed in 2016 would expire on the effective date of this measure, unless they were approved by the voters in an election. Tax increases could not be collected by the Department of Revenue after the increase expires, unless the voters approved the tax increase.[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text can be found here.
Path to the ballot
- Supporters filed the petition with the secretary of state on March 2, 2016.[1]
- 246,372 valid signatures are required for qualification purposes.
- Supporters had until July 8, 2016, to collect the required signatures.
- Signatures were not submitted by the July 8, 2016, deadline.[3]
State profile
| Demographic data for Washington | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 7,160,290 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 66,456 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 77.8% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 3.6% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 7.7% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 1.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.6% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 5.2% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 12% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 90.4% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 32.9% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $61,062 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 14.4% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Washington. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Washington
Washington voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, five are located in Washington, accounting for 2.43 percent of the total pivot counties.[4]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Washington had four Retained Pivot Counties and one Boomerang Pivot County, accounting for 2.21 and 4.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.
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See also
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Washington Secretary of State, "Proposed Initiatives to the Legislature - 2016," accessed March 28, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff phone interview with the Washington secretary of state's office on July 8, 2016
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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