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Washington Allow Cities to Share Sales and Use Taxes, Initiative 226 (1966)
From Ballotpedia
November 8, 1966 statewide ballot in the State of Washington as an Initiative to the People, where it was defeated.
Election results
| Initiative 226 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 514,281 | 56.02% | ||
| Yes | 403,700 | 43.98% | ||
Path to the ballot
Initiative 226 was filed on January 10, 1966 by Wayne C. Booth, Sr. on behalf of the Citizens’ Committee for Community Betterment. 180,896 signatures were filed on July 8, 1966 to qualify I-226 for the ballot.
Text on the Ballot
An Act relating to revenue and taxation and providing for the allocation and distribution of one-tenth of the state collected retail sales tax and use tax revenues to cities and towns to provide for public safety, law enforcement, fire protection, public health, and for park and recreation services.
See also
- Washington 1966 ballot measures
- 1966 ballot measures
- List of Washington ballot measures
- List of ballot measures by year
- List of ballot measures by state
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