Washington 2009 ballot measures

## Contents

* 1 On the ballot
* 2 Not on the ballot
* 2.1 Legislative referrals
* 3 External links
* 4 Footnotes

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Two statewide ballot measures were on the November 3, 2009 ballot in Washington.

* One of the measures was an Initiative to the People.
* One of the measures was a veto referendum.
* One of the measures was approved and one was defeated.

## On the ballot[edit]

November 4

Type  | Title  | Subject  | Description  | Result

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ITP | Initiative 1033 | Taxes | Limits growth of certain state, county and city revenue to annual inflation and population growth | d
VR | Referendum 71 | Marriage | Expands the rights, responsibilities, and obligations accorded to state-registered same-sex and senior domestic partners to be equivalent to those of married spouses | a

A total of $6,345,694 was spent, pro and con, on ballot measures in Washington in 2009.[1]

## Not on the ballot[edit]

Type  | Title  | Description  | Status

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ITP | Vehicle Tax, I-1036 | Set car tabs at $30, other related changes  |
ITP | Property Tax Assessments, I-1039 | Assessed property tax values to increase 1% annually.  |
ITP | Driver Instruction Permits, I-1041 | Must be CPR-certified before getting a driver's permit  |
ITP | $30 Car Tabs, I-1042 | Set car tabs at $30, other changes  |
ITP | U.S. Legal Presence, I-1043 | Require employers to check worker IDs, require state/local authorities to cooperate with federal officials  |
ITP | Business Tax, I-1044 | Repeal current business tax, enact a flat business tax instead  |
ITP | State-Run Health Insurance, I-1045 | New state insurance agency, eventually covering all Washington residents  |
ITP | Mandatory Seat Belts, I-1046 | Repeal mandatory motorcycle helment, mandatory seat belt and hunter clothing laws  |
ITP | Supreme Ruler of the Universe, I-1047 | No state funds for anything that denies existence of Supreme Ruler of Universe  |
ITP | Conduct of Elections, I-1048 | Repeals laws providing that top vote-getters in the primary advance alone to the general election  |
ITP | Vehicle Tax, I-1049 | Similar to I-1036, sets car tabs at $30 and makes other related changes  |
VR | SB 5808 referendum | Overturn SB 5808 which allows annexations without votes  |

### Legislative referrals[edit]

Some members of the state legislature floated the idea of putting a tax increase authorization on the November ballot in order to close the state's budget gap, but this did not happen.

* State of Washington Tax Increase Proposal (2009)
* State of Washington Sales Tax Increase (2009)

## External links[edit]

* Washington 2009 election results
* State of Washington 2009 Voters Pamphlet

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Follow The Money, Washington 2009

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