Washington Supermajority Vote Required to Raise Taxes, Initiative 1181 (2011)

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The Washington Supermajority Vote Required to Raise Taxes, Initiative 1181, did not appear on the November 2011 statewide ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the People.

The initiative would have required a 2/3 supermajority vote of the Washington State Legislature, or a statewide vote, for tax increases.

Five initiatives were filed: 1111, 1120, 1123, 1131, 1181.

A similar initiative - 1133, 1136 and 1151 - would have required that sixty-five percent legislative approval to raise taxes.

Initiative sponsors included: Tim Eyman, Leo J. Fagan and M.J. Fagan.

Path to the ballot

See also: Washington signature requirements

Although the initiative was filed in 2011, initiative supporters announced that the proposal would be proposed for the 2012 ballot dependent on outcomes of the 2011 legislative session. In order to qualify for the ballot, supporters were required to submit a minimum of 241,153 valid signatures.

See also

• 2011 ballot measures
• Washington 2011 ballot measures

External links

• Proposed initiatives filed in 2011

• Initiative to the Peoples
  • 65% approval - initiative text: 1133, 1136 and 1151
  • 2/3 supermajority - initiative text: 1111, 1120, 1123, 1131, 1181

• Initiative to the Legislatures - Washington Supermajority Vote Requirement, Initiative 485 (2012)
  • 66% approval - initiative text: 485
  • 2/3 supermajority - initiative text: 487, 488, 489

Additional reading

• Washington Secretary of State: From Our Corner blog,"Eyman’s back," January 10, 2011