Vote yes on I-645; eliminate new tax

On Nov. 3, Washington voters will decide whether to enact Initiative 645. The proposal would repeal a new 9.9% income tax, with a current statutory exemption of $1 million, that is scheduled to take effect in 2028.

Despite the Washington State Supreme Court repeatedly ruling this type of income tax unconstitutional, the Legislature imposed it this year anyway while attaching an emergency clause to prevent a voter referendum.

Unable to pursue a referendum, opponents qualified I-645 for voter consideration instead.

A separate constitutional legal challenge to the new income tax is also underway....