Washington Statutory Tax Limitation, Initiative 44 (1972)

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The Washington Statutory Tax Limitation, Initiative 44, was on the November 7, 1972 general election ballot in Washington, where it was approved.

Lester P. Jenkins, Secretary of the 40-Mill Tax Limit Committee, filed 229,785 signatures to qualify I-44 as an Initiative to the Legislature. The measure was certified to the Legislature on January 29, 1971 amd 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 44
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		930,275	75.54%
No		301,238	24.46%

Language on the Ballot

The language that appeared on the ballot read, "An ACT to limit tax levies on real and personal property by the state, and other taxing districts, except port and power districts, to an aggregate of twenty (20) mills on assessed valuation (50% of true and fair value), without a vote of the people; allowing the legislature to allocate or reallocate up to twenty (20) mills among the various taxing districts."

See also

a Washington 40-Mill Tax Limit Act, Initiative 114 (1936)
a Washington 40-Mill Tax Limit, Initiative 129 (1938)
a Washington 40-Mill Tax Limit, Referred Bill 5 (1940)
a Washington Statutory Tax Limitation, Initiative 44 (1972)

• Washington 1972 ballot measures
• List of Washington ballot measures
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External links

• State of Washington 1979 ballot measure election results
• List of all Washington State Initiatives to the Legislature
• 1972 Washington Voter Guide