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Washington Exemptions and Graduated Net Income Tax, SJR 7 (1936)
From Ballotpedia
November 3, 1936 ballot in the State of Washington as a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated.
Election results
| SJR 7 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 328,675 | 77.83% | |||
| Yes | 93,598 | 22.17% | ||
Text on the Ballot
A Proposal to repeal section 12, article XI and amend sections 1 and 9, article VII of the constitution by providing: uniform taxation upon the same class of subjects; that the legislature may provide exemptions and graduated net income tax, may vest municipalities with power to make local improvements by special assessment or taxation; cannot require counties or municipalities to tax for county or municipal purposes but may under legislative restiction, vest them with such authority.
See also
- Washington 1936 ballot measures
- 1936 ballot measures
- List of Washington ballot measures
- List of ballot measures by year
- List of ballot measures by state