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52Nov 3 election

Advisory Vote 17: Sales and Use Tax and Business and Occupation Tax Bill

Did not pass with 37.7% yes.

Advisory Vote 17 · Advisory question · Washington, November 7, 2017

Yes
553,425
37.7%. The passing rule is not on file.
No
916,050
62.3%
  1. Qualified (Done)

    Advisory question

  2. On the ballot (Done)

    Advisory Vote 17

  3. Election day (Done)

    November 7, 2017

  4. Did not pass (Current step)

    37.7% yes

What a yes vote does

Support to House Bill 2163, advising the legislature to continue eliminating sales and use tax exceptions for bottled water and self-produced fuel (except biomass fuels); requiring certain remote sellers to collect sales and use taxes or post info for consumers on filing a use tax return; and extending the economic nexus for the collection of business and occupation taxes, to increase state revenue $564.6 million over 10 years.

What moved

How it got on the ballot

An advisory vote. The result does not change the law by itself.

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