Washington Sales Tax Rate Reduction Initiative (2023)

Washington Sales Tax Rate Reduction Initiative

Election date
November 7, 2023
Topic
Taxes
Status
Not on the ballot
Type
State statute| Origin
Citizens

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The Washington Sales Tax Rate Reduction Initiative was not on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the Legislature, a type of indirect initiated state statute, on November 7, 2023.

This initiative would have reduced the state retail sales tax rate from the current rate of 6.5%. The sponsor filed three versions of the initiative, which would have reduced the rate to either 5.5%, 5.0%, or 4.5%.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Text of measure
* 2 Path to the ballot
* 2.1 The state process
* 2.2 Details about this initiative
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

## Text of measure[edit]

The sponsor filed multiple versions of the initiative. Ballot language and full texts for the different versions may be found here.[1]

## Path to the ballot[edit]

See also: Laws governing the initiative process in Washington

### The state process[edit]

In Washington, the number of signatures required to qualify an indirectly initiated state statute—called an Initiative to the Legislature in Washington—for the ballot is equal to 8 percent of the votes cast for the office of governor at the last regular gubernatorial election. Initial filings for indirect initiatives cannot be made more than 10 months before the regular session at which their proposal would be presented to lawmakers. Signatures must be submitted at least 10 days prior to the beginning of the legislative session in the year of the targeted election.

The requirements to get an Initiative to the Legislature certified for the 2023 ballot:

* Signatures: 324,516 valid signatures
* Deadline: December 30, 2022

The secretary of state verifies the signatures using a random sample method. If the sample indicates that the measure has sufficient signatures, the measure is certified to appear before the legislature. If the legislature does not approve the measure, it is certified to appear on the ballot. However, if the sample indicates that the measure has insufficient signatures, every signature is checked. Under Washington law, a random sample result may not invalidate a petition.

### Details about this initiative[edit]

* Michael McKee filed multiple versions of the initiative.[1]
* Signatures for the initiative were not submitted before the deadline.[1]

## See also[edit]

2023 measures

* 2023 ballot measures
* Taxes on the ballot
* 2023 petition deadlines

Washington

* Washington ballot measures
* Washington initiative laws

News and analysis

* Ballot measure lawsuits
* Ballot measure readability
* Ballot measure polls
* Ballot measure signature costs

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## External links[edit]

* Initiatives to the Legislature

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Washington Secretary of State, "Proposed Initiatives to the 2023 Legislature," accessed July 11, 2022

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