Election Measures
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State of Washington measure
State of Washington Restricting Gun Background Checks
This measure would prohibit government agencies from confiscating guns or other firearms from citizens without due process, or from requiring background checks on firearm recipients unless a uniform national standard is required.
Option | Votes | Pct |
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No | 1,144,566 | 55.27% |
Yes | 926,276 | 44.73% |
State of Washington Firearm Background Checks
Initiative Measure No. 594 concerns background checks for gun sales and transfers.
Option | Votes | Pct |
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Yes | 1,238,970 | 59.27% |
No | 851,298 | 40.73% |
State of Washington K-12 Class Size Reduction
Initiative Measure No. 1351 concerns K-12 education.
Option | Votes | Pct |
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Yes | 1,048,833 | 50.93% |
No | 1,010,327 | 49.07% |
State of Washington Advisory Vote No. 8 (Agricultural Excise Tax Preferences)
Advisory Vote No. 8 involves the Legislature’s decision that the state’s new legal marijuana growers can’t have some of the tax preferences that most other agricultural businesses have. The legislature doesn’t have to follow the advice it gets on the November ballot from voters.
Option | Votes | Pct |
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Repealed | 74,011 | 50.91% |
Maintained | 71,369 | 49.09% |
State of Washington Advisory Vote No. 9 (Leasehold Excise Tax)
Advisory Vote No. 9 involves taxes for some property owned by federally recognized Indian tribes. The legislature doesn’t have to follow the advice it gets on the November ballot from voters.
Option | Votes | Pct |
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Repealed | 72,490 | 51.52% |
Maintained | 68,208 | 48.48% |