Washington SJR 8221, State Debt Modifications Amendment (2012)
| Washington SJR 8221 | |
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| Topic Debt limits | |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment | Origin |
Washington SJR 8221 was on theballot as alegislatively referred constitutional amendment inWashington onNovember 6, 2012. It wasapproved.
A"yes"votesupported phasing-down the debt limit percentage from nine to eight percent and modify the calculation date, calculation period, and the term general state revenues. |
A"no"voteopposed phasing-down the debt limit percentage from nine to eight percent and modify the calculation date, calculation period, and the term general state revenues. |
Election results
Washington SJR 8221 | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 1,748,436 | 62.91% | ||
| No | 1,031,039 | 37.09% | ||
- Results are officially certified.
- Source
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for SJR 8221 was as follows:
| “ | The Legislature has proposed a constitutional amendment on implementing the Commission on State Debt recommendations regarding Washington’s debt limit. This amendment would, starting July 1, 2014, phase-down the debt limit percentage in three steps from nine to eight percent and modify the calculation date, calculation period, and the term general state revenues. Should this constitutional amendment be: [ ] Approved [ ] Rejected | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is availablehere.
Path to the ballot
- See also:Amending the Washington Constitution
Atwo-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of theWashington State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
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