Washington Tax on Fossil Fuels Measure, Initiative 1397 (2015)

Not on Ballot

This measure was not put
on an election ballot

## Contents

* 1 Text of measure
* 1.1 Full text
* 2 Support
* 3 Path to the ballot
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

The Washington Tax on Fossil Fuels Measure, Initiative 1397 was not on the November 3, 2015 ballot in the state of Washington as an Initiative to the People. If approved by voters, the measure would have done the following:[1]

* Reduced the state sales tax and the business and occupation tax on manufacturing
* Enhanced the working families sales tax exemption for low-income persons
* Implemented a carbon pollution tax on fossil fuels sold or used in the state and on the consumption or generation of electricity generated by fossil fuels

## Text of measure[edit]

### Full text[edit]

The full text of the measure is available here.[1]

## Support[edit]

This measure was being sponsored by Yoram Bauman. Supporters called the measure "Taxation."[1]

## Path to the ballot[edit]

See also: Laws governing the initiative process in Washington

Supporters were required to collect at least 246,372 valid signatures by July 2, 2015, in order to land the initiative on the ballot.

## See also[edit]

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* Washington 2015 ballot measures
* 2015 ballot measures
* Initiative to the People
* Laws governing the initiative process in Washington

## External links[edit]

* Text of Initiative 1397

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Washington Secretary of State, "Proposed Initiatives to the People - 2015: I-1397," accessed February 17, 2015

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