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Washington Limitation on State Tax Revenues, Initiative 62 (1979)
From Ballotpedia
November 6, 1979 general election ballot in Washington, where it was approved.
Ron Dunlap and Ellen Craswell of the Washington Tax Limitation Committee filed 169,456 signatures to qualify it for the ballot as an Initiative to the Legislature. When the legislature did not take action on the proposed legislation, as provided by state constitution the measure was placed on the ballot.
Election results
| Initiative 62 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 588,724 | 68.34% | ||
| No | 272,761 | 61.66% | ||
Language on the Ballot
The language that appeared on the ballot read, "Shall state tax revenues be limited so that increases do not exceed the growth rate of total state personal income?"
See also
- Washington 1979 ballot measures
- List of Washington ballot measures
- 1979 ballot measures
- List of ballot measures by year
- List of ballot measures by state
External links
- State of Washington 1979 ballot measure election results
- List of all Washington State Initiatives to the Legislature
- 1979 Washington Voter Guide
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