Washington Replace Sales Tax with Corporate Franchise Taxes, Initiative 435 (1982)

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A Replace the Sales Tax with a Corporate Franchise Tax, Initiative 435 ballot proposition was on the November 2, 1982 ballot in the State of Washington as an Initiative to the People, where it was defeated.

Election results

Initiative 435
Result		Votes	Percentage
d No		889,091	66.24%
Yes		453,221	33.76%

Question on the Ballot

The question asked on the ballot was, "Shall corporate franchise taxes, measured by net income, replace sales taxes on food and state corporate business and occupation taxes?"

Path to the ballot

I-435 was filed on April 12, 1982 by Dr. James A. McDermott. 250,285 signatures were collected to qualify it for the ballot.

See also

• Washington 1982 ballot measures
• 1982 ballot measures
• List of Washington ballot measures
• List of ballot measures by year
• List of ballot measures by state

External links

• Ballot measure election results in 1982
• List of all Washington state initiatives to the people
• 1982 Washington Voter Guide