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Initiative | Year | Purpose | Result |
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I-200 | 1998 | Prohibit affirmative action in public employment, education and contracting.[2] | Passed by voters with 58%. |
I-695 | 1999 | Cut the state motor vehicle excise tax (the yearly car tabs) and required voter approval for all tax increases.[3] | Passed by voters with 56% but declared unconstitutional. |
I-722 | 2000 | Cut state and local property taxes, which fund public services.[4] | Passed by voters but declared unconstitutional. |
I-745 | 2000 | Required 90% of transportation funding to be spent on road building.[5] | Defeated by voters with 59% opposing it.[6] |
I-747 | 2001 | Cut state and local property taxes.[7] | Passed by voters but declared unconstitutional in Superior Court and Supreme Court;[8] |
I-776 | 2002 | Cut local motor vehicle excise taxes.[9] | Passed by voters. |
I-267 | 2002 | Divert money from the general fund for road building.[10] | Failed to qualify for ballot. |
I-807 | 2003 | Require a supermajority vote for all tax increases.[11] | Failed to qualify for ballot. |
I-864 | 2003 | Cut property taxes by 25%.[12] | Failed to qualify for ballot. |
I-18 | 2003 | Reduce size of King County Council from 13 to 9 members | Passed by voters. |
I-892 | 2004 | Legalize slot machines.[13] | Defeated by voters with 62% opposed.[14] |
I-900 | 2004 | Give state auditor ability to conduct performance audits.[15] | Passed by voters. |
Referendum 65 | 2006 | Repeal ESHB 2661, legalizing discrimination based on sexual orientation.[16] | Failed to qualify for ballot. |
I-917 | 2006 | Cap motor vehicle registration charge at $30 a year.[17] | Failed to qualify for ballot. |
I-960 | 2007 | Require a 2/3 majority in state Legislature to raise taxes and fees.[18] | Passed by voters. Overridden/Repealed by legislature in 2010. (The legislature may repeal an initiative after two years with a simple majority vote.) |
I-985 | 2008 | Attempts to reduce vehicular traffic congestion through the elimination of car-pool lanes and mandatory signal timing across the entire state, among other means.[19] | Defeated by voters with 60% opposed.[20] |
I-1033 | 2009 | Applies a inflation and population tied cap to tax revenue.[21] | Defeated by voters with 55% opposed.[22] |
I-1053 | 2010 | Reinstates 2/3 Legislature majority requirement set by I-960 (which was overridden in early 2010).[23] | Passed by voters but declared unconstitutional. [24] |
I-1125 | 2011 | Restricts toll rate increases and the means by which toll revenue is spent.[25] | Defeated by voters with 53% opposed.[26] |
I-1185 | 2012 | Reinstates 2/3 statutory requirement for new or increased fees.[27]
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| Passed by voters with 64%.[28] |