Washington Four-Year Tax Levies, Amendment 90 (1997)

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Washington Four-Year Tax Levy, Amendment 9, H.J.R. 4208 was on the November 4, 1997 election ballot in Washington as a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment, where it was approved.

The question asked of voters was, "Shall the Washington Constitution be amended to permit voter-approved school district levies to run for an optional four-year period, rather than the current two-year maximum?"

Election results

Amendment 90
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		858,777	5308%
No		759,259	46.92%

Amendment 90 amended Article VII, Section 2 of the Washington State Constitution.

It was the 90th amendment approved to the Washington State Constitution subsequent to its adoption in 1889.

See also

• Washington 1997 ballot measures
• List of Washington ballot measures
• 1997 ballot measures

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External links

• 1997 State of Washington ballot measure election results
• Text of HJR 4208
• Washington Constitution
• November 4, 1997 Voter Information Pamphlet