Washington HJR 12, Uniform Taxation Amendment (1934)

Washington HJR 12
Election date November 6, 1934
Topic Taxes
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Washington HJR 12 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Washington on November 6, 1934. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported establishing uniform taxation policies upon the same class of subjects within the jurisdiction levying the tax.

A "no" vote opposed establishing uniform taxation policies upon the same class of subjects within the jurisdiction levying the tax.

Election results

Washington HJR 12
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		134,908	43.37%
No		176,154	56.63%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for HJR 12 was as follows:

“

A resolution amending section 1 of Article VII of the constitution by providing that all taxes shall be uniform upon the same class of subjects within the territorial limits of the authority levying the tax and shall be levied and collected for public purposes only; providing that there shall be such exemptions from taxation as the legislature may by general law provide; and providing that nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prevent the enactment of a graduated net income tax law.

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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

1934 Measures

• 1934 Measures
• Taxes on the ballot
• 1934 legislative sessions

Washington

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• Washington ballot measure laws

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External links

• Washington Voter Guide (1934)