Washington 2009 ballot measures

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
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
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]

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