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Washington Fuel Tax Repeal Initiative (2022)
| Washington Fuel Tax Repeal Initiative | |
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| Election date November 8, 2022 | |
| Topic Taxes and Transportation | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Washington Fuel Tax Repeal Initiative was not on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the People, a type of initiated state statute, on November 8, 2022.
This initiative would have repealed a state law that imposed taxes on transportation fuels.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title was as follows:
| “ | Initiative Measure No. 1913 concerns fuel taxes.
This measure would repeal Revised Code of Washington 82.38, which imposes taxes on transportation fuels, and require related implementing rules enacted by the Department of Revenue or Washington State Patrol to be rescinded. Should this measure be enacted into law?[2] |
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary was as follows:
| “ | This measure would repeal Revised Code of Washington 82.38, which imposes a tax on fuels used for the propulsion of motor vehicles upon Washington highways. It would also require the Department of Revenue and the Washington State Patrol to rescind any rule that was enacted to implement any part of RCW 82.38. This measure would take effect December 25, 2022.[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text is available here.
Path to the ballot
The state process
In Washington, the number of signatures required to qualify a directly initiated state statute—called an Initiative to the People in Washington—for the ballot is equal to 8 percent of the votes cast for the office of governor at the last regular gubernatorial election. Initial filings for direct initiatives cannot be made more than 10 months before the general election at which their proposal would be presented to voters. Signatures must be submitted at least four months prior to the general election.
The requirements to get an Initiative to the People certified for the 2022 ballot:
- Signatures: 324,516 valid signatures
- Deadline: July 8, 2022
The secretary of state verifies the signatures using a random sample method. If the sample indicates that the measure has sufficient signatures, the measure is certified for the ballot. However, if the sample indicates that the measure has insufficient signatures, every signature is checked. Under Washington law, a random sample result may not invalidate a petition.
Details about this initiative
- Aaron Lang filed the initiative on March 9, 2022. Ballot language was issued for the measure on March 17, 2022.[1]
- Signatures for the measure were not submitted by the deadline on July 8, 2022, therefore the initiative did not qualify for the 2022 ballot.[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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