Four nonbinding tax advisory votes headed to fall ballot | Secretary of State

Four tax advisory votes will be on the statewide ballot this fall, Secretary of State Kim Wyman announced on July 23. The votes, which are nonbinding, provide an opportunity for voters to express their support or opposition to revenue provisions in bills that passed in the recent legislative sessions. Legislators are not required to do anything with the results.

July 27, 2015 3:50 pm

Four tax advisory votes will be on the statewide ballot this fall, Secretary of State Kim Wyman announced on July 23.

The votes, which are nonbinding, provide an opportunity for voters to express their support or opposition to revenue provisions in bills that passed in the recent legislative sessions. Legislators are not required to do anything with the results.

The advisory votes are mandated under Tim Eyman’s voter-approved I-960.

Attached is the Attorney General’s determination of the four measures that trigger such a vote:

  • HB1449, concerning oil transportation. Vote in House was 95-1. Senate vote was 46-0. http://tinyurl.com/pvw7ejy
  • SB5052, Cannabis Patient Protection Act. House passed 60-36, Senate 41-8. http://tinyurl.com/mecmktv
  • SB5987, transportation revenue, House passed 54-44, Senate vote was 37-7. http://tinyurl.com/q3vusml
  • SB6138, eliminating tax preferences for royalties & certain manufacturing equipment. House passed 60-38, Senate 35-10.