Initiative 864

Contents

• What is the Initiative?
• Ballot Measure Issues
• MRSC, AWC, and WSAC Information
• State Agencies Information
• News Articles, Editorials and Opinions

What is the Initiative?

This measure would reduce the regular property tax levy for each local taxing district (county, city, town, or any special purpose district with authority to impose a regular property tax) by 25.0% of the levy amount that would otherwise be allowed under existing law. The reduction would be effective for taxes levied for collection in 2005. This reduction would not apply to voter-approved levies, such as school or emergency medical levies, or authorized levy-lid lifts. (Secretary of State's summary.)

• Text of Initiative 864 ()

Ballot Measure Issues

• Use of Public Facilities to Support or Oppose Ballot Propositions - Prepared by MRSC Legal Staff, July 1999
• What Can and Can't Local Government Officials and Employees Do to Support or Oppose an Initiative Measure - Prepared by MRSC Legal Staff, August 2000
• Statutory Limits On the Use of Public Funds/Facilities To Assist of Oppose Campaigns, Particularly Campaigns Involving Ballot Measures or Initiatives," () Attorney General Memorandum, September 13, 2001
• Guidelines for Local Government Agencies in Election Campaigns, () Public Disclosure Commission Interpretation No. 04-02, revised September 28, 2006

MRSC, AWC and WSAC Information

• Levy Lid Lifts
• Use of Public Facilities to Support or Oppose Ballot Propositions - Prepared by MRSC Legal Staff, July 1999
• What Can and Can't Local Government Officials and Employees Do to Support or Oppose an Initiative Measure - Prepared by MRSC Legal Staff, August 2000

State Agencies Information

• Preliminary Estimate of Revenue Losses to Cities from I-864, 4/5/04. () Prepared by the Department of Revenue.
• Preliminary Estimate of Revenue Losses to Counties from I-864 by Type of Taxing District, 2/23/04. () Prepared by the Department of Revenue.
• "Estimated Revenue Reductions for Initiative 864," () Department of Revenue, February 23, 2004.
• "A Brief Analysis of Initiative 864 with Questions and Answers," () Department of Revenue, February 3, 2004.
• Statutory Limits On the Use of Public Funds/Facilities To Assist of Oppose Campaigns, Particularly Campaigns Involving Ballot Measures or Initiatives," () Attorney General Memorandum, September 13, 2001
• Guidelines for Local Government Agencies in Election Campaigns, () Public Disclosure Commission Interpretation No. 04-02, September 28, 2004

News Articles, Editorials and Opinions

• "Calls issue warning on initiatives," Seattle Times, May 7, 2004
• "Eyman loses fight over phone campaign," Tacoma News-Tribune, April 22, 2004
• "Eyman's new tax cut scheme is too much of a gamble," Seattle Times, April 15, 2004
• "Eyman blasts warning from public employee groups," Seattle Times, April 12, 2004
• "Gambling interests pump money into Eyman effort," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 10, 2004
• "You say tax cuts, I say gambling - Eyman calls the whole thing off," Tacoma News-Tribune, March 26, 2004
• "Disclosure law means just that," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 22, 2004
• "Initiative 864's tax impact is scaled back," Seattle Times, February 21, 2004
• "Eyman's latest tax-cut initiative would hit some harder than others," Seattle Times, February 19, 2004
• "Projected effect of Initiative 864 on property taxes in King County," Seattle Times, February 19, 2004
• "Eyman's test of voters, state leadership," Seattle Times, January 2, 2004

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