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Washington License Tab Fees, Initiative 776 (2002)
From Ballotpedia
November 5, 2002 ballot in the State of Washington where it was approved. However, a Washington judge declared in 2003 that I-776 was unconstitutional. I-776 would have required license tab fees to be $30 per year for motor vehicles, including light trucks. Certain local-option vehicle excise taxes and fees used for roads and transit were repealed by the measure, but reinstated when a judge ruled against it.
Election results
| Initiative 776 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 901,478 | 51.47% | ||
| No | 849,986 | 45.53% | ||
King County Superior Court judge Mary Yu said in her 2003 ruling against I-776 that it violated the state's single-subject rule because it sought "to achieve two unrelated purposes" -- to set license fees at $30 and to encourage a public revote on Sound Transit's light rail program."[1]initiative without overreaching.
I-776 was sponsored by Tim Eyman, Ray Benham, M.J. Fagan and Leo Fagan. They turned in 260,898 signatures to qualify I-776 for the ballot.
See also
External links
- Washington 2002 ballot measure Voter Pamphlet
- 2002 Washington Ballot Measures Details
- State of Washington 2002 ballot measure election results
- Full text of the initiative
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