Washington Abolition of Inheritance and Gift Taxes, Initiative 402 (1981)

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An Abolition of Inheritance and Gift Taxes, Initiative 402 ballot proposition was on the November 3, 1981 ballot in the State of Washington as an Initiative to the People, where it was approved.

Election results

Initiative 402
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		610,507	67.24%
No		297,445	32.765%

Question on the Ballot

The question asked on the ballot was, "Shall inheritance and gift taxes be abolished, and state death taxes be restricted to the federal estate tax credit allowed?"

Path to the ballot

Initiative 402 was filed on April 3, 1981 by Dick Patten. 161,449 signatures were submitted to qualify it for the ballot.

See also

• Washington 1981 ballot measures
• List of Washington ballot measures
• 1981 ballot measures
• List of ballot measures by year
• List of ballot measures by state

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External links

• Election results
• 1981 Washington Voter Guide