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Nov. 5, 2019

Election Measures

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Statewide measures

State of Washington Referendum 88

Option Votes Pct
Rejected 87,642 58.69%
Approved 61,693 41.31%

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State of Washington Initiative 976

Option Votes Pct
Yes 83,369 54.27%
No 70,251 45.73%

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State of Washington Senate Joint Resolution 8200

As currently written, one portion of the state constitution provides for “continuity of governmental operations in periods of emergency resulting from enemy attack.” If a simple majority of voters approve Resolution 8200 on Nov. 5, the section will be broadened so that continuity is ensured not only in case of attack but also in case of “catastrophic incidents.”

Option Votes Pct
Approved 86,733 58.49%
Rejected 61,565 41.51%

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State of Washington

Advisory Votes

Washington’s November 2019 ballot has 12 advisory votes to let voters sound off on taxes that were started or increased in this year’s session. But that law doesn’t require legislators to follow the advice, or even bring those taxes up for reconsideration. In the previous 19 advisory votes over the last 11 years, they haven’t.

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City of Spokane Spokane Proposition 1

https://www.spokesman.com/tags/2019-spokane-proposition-1/

Option Votes Pct
Yes 50,506 76.97%
No 15,113 23.03%

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City of Spokane Spokane Proposition 2

https://www.spokesman.com/tags/2019-spokane-proposition-2/

Option Votes Pct
Yes 47,068 72.04%
No 18,266 27.96%

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Town of Spangle Spangle Proposition 1 (Fire Levy)

This proposition would authorize the town to levy a tax of $1.50 per $1,000 of taxable property value in 2020 to pay for fire protection.

Option Votes Pct
Yes 60 75.95%
No 19 24.05%

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Town of Spangle Spangle Proposition 2 (Police Levy)

This proposition would authorize the town to levy a tax of $1.19 per $1,000 of taxable property value in 2020 to pay for police protection.

Option Votes Pct
Yes 55 69.62%
No 24 30.38%

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Cheney School District Cheney Public Schools Proposition 1

Option Votes Pct
Yes 4,686 53.73%
No 4,036 46.27%

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Mead School District Mead School District Proposition 1

Option Votes Pct
No 11,031 55.57%
Yes 8,819 44.43%

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West Valley School District West Valley School District Proposition 1

Option Votes Pct
Yes 3,478 56.58%
No 2,669 43.42%

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