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Initiative Measure No.1634 was a ballot initiative in the State of Washington to prohibit local governments from enacting taxes on groceries, including taxes on soda.
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Initiative Measure No.1634 was a ballot initiative in the State of Washington to prohibit local governments from enacting taxes on groceries, including taxes on soda.
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The ballot title appeared as follows: [1]
Initiative Measure No. 1634 concerns taxation of certain items intended for human consumption.
This measure would prohibit new or increased local taxes, fees, or assessments on raw or processed foods or beverages (with exceptions), or ingredients thereof, unless effective by January 15, 2018, or generally applicable.
Should this measure be enacted into law?
The initiative was supported by the Yes! To Affordable Groceries coalition. [2] It was endorsed by the lobbying arm of Citizens Against Government Waste. [3]
The initiative was opposed by the editorial boards of The Columbian , The Olympian , and The News Tribune . [4] [5] [6]
Initiative 1634 passed with 56% of the vote. [7]
| County [8] | Yes | No | Margin | Total votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 2,865 | 67.99% | 1,349 | 32.01% | 1,516 | 35.98% | 4,214 |
| Asotin | 5,821 | 64.08% | 3,263 | 35.92% | 2,558 | 28.16% | 9,084 |
| Benton | 49,121 | 65.38% | 26,012 | 34.62% | 23,109 | 30.76% | 75,133 |
| Chelan | 19,773 | 59.21% | 13,621 | 40.79% | 6,152 | 18.42% | 33,394 |
| Clallam | 23,264 | 59.13% | 16,082 | 40.87% | 7,182 | 18.25% | 39,346 |
| Clark | 103,625 | 53.80% | 88,978 | 46.20% | 14,647 | 7.60% | 192,603 |
| Columbia | 1,472 | 66.49% | 742 | 33.51% | 730 | 32.97% | 2,214 |
| Cowlitz | 25,519 | 57.56% | 18,814 | 42.44% | 6,705 | 15.12% | 44,333 |
| Douglas | 9,942 | 66.56% | 4,995 | 33.44% | 4,947 | 33.12% | 14,937 |
| Ferry | 2,349 | 66.98% | 1,158 | 33.02% | 1,191 | 33.96% | 3,507 |
| Franklin | 14,901 | 66.81% | 7,401 | 33.19% | 7,500 | 33.63% | 22,302 |
| Garfield | 901 | 66.74% | 449 | 33.26% | 452 | 33.48% | 1,350 |
| Grant | 18,821 | 70.88% | 7,732 | 29.12% | 11,089 | 41.76% | 26,553 |
| Grays Harbor | 19,113 | 66.83% | 9,485 | 33.17% | 9,628 | 33.67% | 28,598 |
| Island | 24,032 | 57.38% | 17,847 | 42.62% | 6,185 | 14.77% | 41,879 |
| Jefferson | 9,322 | 44.87% | 11,453 | 55.13% | -2,131 | -10.26% | 20,775 |
| King | 430,934 | 45.22% | 521,970 | 54.78% | -91,036 | -9.55% | 952,904 |
| Kitsap | 68,363 | 56.80% | 51,986 | 43.20% | 16,377 | 13.61% | 120,349 |
| Kittitas | 12,447 | 64.55% | 6,835 | 35.45% | 5,612 | 29.10% | 19,282 |
| Klickitat | 5,838 | 54.99% | 4,779 | 45.01% | 1,059 | 9.97% | 10,617 |
| Lewis | 21,796 | 64.13% | 12,191 | 35.87% | 9,605 | 28.26% | 33,987 |
| Lincoln | 3,935 | 70.46% | 1,650 | 29.54% | 2,285 | 40.91% | 5,585 |
| Mason | 17,770 | 64.13% | 9,941 | 35.87% | 7,829 | 28.25% | 27,711 |
| Okanogan | 10,225 | 61.13% | 6,501 | 38.87% | 3,724 | 22.26% | 16,726 |
| Pacific | 6,559 | 60.43% | 4,295 | 39.57% | 2,264 | 20.86% | 10,854 |
| Pend Oreille | 4,556 | 65.94% | 2,353 | 34.06% | 2,203 | 31.89% | 6,909 |
| Pierce | 209,376 | 64.45% | 115,488 | 35.55% | 93,888 | 28.90% | 324,864 |
| San Juan | 4,511 | 41.33% | 6,404 | 58.67% | -1,893 | -17.34% | 10,915 |
| Skagit | 32,686 | 60.00% | 21,792 | 40.00% | 10,894 | 20.00% | 54,478 |
| Skamania | 2,846 | 51.11% | 2,722 | 48.89% | 124 | 2.23% | 5,568 |
| Snohomish | 194,137 | 60.45% | 127,038 | 39.55% | 67,099 | 20.89% | 321,175 |
| Spokane | 147,705 | 65.15% | 78,998 | 34.85% | 68,707 | 30.31% | 226,703 |
| Stevens | 16,088 | 71.11% | 6,536 | 28.89% | 9,552 | 42.22% | 22,624 |
| Thurston | 67,923 | 54.59% | 56,504 | 45.41% | 11,419 | 9.18% | 124,427 |
| Wahkiakum | 1,287 | 53.29% | 1,128 | 46.71% | 159 | 6.58% | 2,415 |
| Walla Walla | 15,023 | 58.83% | 10,513 | 41.17% | 4,510 | 17.66% | 25,536 |
| Whatcom | 57,390 | 52.75% | 51,401 | 47.25% | 5,989 | 5.51% | 108,791 |
| Whitman | 9,552 | 55.57% | 7,637 | 44.43% | 1,915 | 11.14% | 17,189 |
| Yakima | 49,699 | 70.10% | 21,197 | 29.90% | 28,502 | 40.20% | 70,896 |
| Totals | 1,721,487 | 55.88% | 1,359,240 | 44.12% | 362,247 | 11.76% | 3,080,727 |