| Option | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| No | 2,437,419 | 64.11% |
| Yes | 1,364,510 | 35.89% |
* Race percentages are calculated with data from the Secretary of State's Office, which omits write-in votes from its calculations when there are too few to affect the outcome. The Spokane County Auditor's Office may have slightly different percentages than are reflected here because its figures include any write-in votes.
Voters in Washington this year showed overwhelming support to keep in place the state’s controversial landmark climate policy as well as its capital gains tax.
Washington’s campaign finance law enforcement agency has handed a $20,000 fine to the conservative organization behind the slate of initiatives appearing on the ballot this November.
When Washington voters go to the polls this November, they will make their voices heard on four ballot initiatives. Millions of dollars have poured in for and against these measures regarding state taxation and climate policy.
Washington voters are being asked to settle – possibly once and for all – one of the most contentious and contested fiscal questions of the last decade: Whether the state can levy a capital gains tax on some of its wealthiest residents.#collection:home-promos#collection:news#collection:local-government#collection:washington-government
A pair of new reports outline financial consequences if voters approve ballot measures this fall repealing Washington’s capital gains tax and scrapping its cap-and-trade program.
The GOP backers of three initiatives that could repeal or alter a trio of significant state policies are suing to keep information about the possible budget implications of each measure from appearing on voters’ ballots in November.
