2006 Washington Initiative 920

none Initiative 920 Estate Tax Repeal 778,047 1,258,110 File:2006 Washington Initiative 920 results map by county.svg County results Yes:#b6c8d9 50–60%No:#DEDEBD 50–60%#BCBC83 60–70% Source: Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections2006 Initiative General Election Results - Washington https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2006&off=60&elect=0&fips=53&f=0 January 12, 2024 David Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections Initiative 920 (I-920) was a highly controversial campaign to repeal the estate tax in the U.S. state of Washington. Washington state law directs that revenues collected from the estate tax be placed into the Education Legacy Trust account, which funds financial aid for higher education. The initiative failed, with 33.54 percent voting for and 66.46 percent against.November 28, 2006 King County Election Results http://www.metrokc.gov/elections/200611/resPage1.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20070522184851/http://www.metrokc.gov/elections/200611/resPage1.htm May 22, 2007 January 6, 2026 King County Supporters The campaign to get I-920 on the ballot was primarily bankrolled by Martin Selig, a Seattle skyscraper developer, and Dennis Falk, a wealthy former Seattle police officer. Falk's involvement has been particularly controversial. Falk leads the John Birch Society. In 1978, Falk co-chaired Save Our Moral Ethics, an unsuccessful campaign to repeal a law barring housing and employment discrimination against gays and lesbians.Modie Neil June 9, 2006 Repeal of estate tax has wealthy backers https://www.seattlepi.com/local/273376_estatewash09.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081120021558/https://www.seattlepi.com/local/273376_estatewash09.html November 20, 2008 January 6, 2026 Seattle Post-Intelligencer Supporters of I-920 claim the estate tax is an unfair burden on small business. They claim that if small businesses leave Washington, support for local schools will be eroded. They also contend that the 2005 legislature's decision to renew the estate tax contradicted I-402, which was passed in 1981.Archived copy http://www.yeson920.com/article7.asp dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070311190315/http://www.yeson920.com/article7.asp 2007-03-11 2006-10-02 Yes on 920 Groups supporting I-920 include: Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington Association of Washington Business (AWB) Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce D.A. Burns & Sons Frank Gurney, Inc. GM Nameplate Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce Opponents Criticism of I-920 has focused on two main points. First, critics argue that the estate tax is the most efficient way to raise revenue for education and that repealing the tax will compromise educational infrastructure, especially for the poor. Second, critics point out that the tax is graduated and therefore only impacts those most able to pay. They argue that the proponents of I-920 have used the rhetoric of small business interests to create tax breaks for the extremely wealthy. Family farms, for example, are completely exempt from the estate tax. Last year, the Washington Estate Tax affected only 250 of the wealthiest estates.Murray Joel Rose Anthony Todd June 12, 2006 I-920 hurts higher education http://www.seattlepi.com/opinion/273621_college13.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20180831142002/https://www.seattlepi.com/local/opinion/article/I-920-hurts-higher-education-1317801.php August 31, 2018 January 6, 2026 Seattle Post-Intelligencer Groups opposing I-920 include: American Federation of Teachers of Washington Children's Alliance First Place International Union of Operating Engineers — Local 609 League of Education Voters League of Women Voters Lutheran Public Policy Office of Washington State Martin Luther King, Jr. County Labor Council, AFL-CIO Pierce County Human Services Coalition Public School Employees of Washington Retired Public Employees Council of Washington SEIU #925 Statewide Poverty Action Network Tax Right Washington Association of Churches Washington Community Action Network Washington Education Association Washington State Labor Council Washington State NOW Washington State Parent Teacher Association Washington Tax Fairness Coalition Results Washington Secretary of State 2006 Washington Initiative 920 778047 1258110 By county +County resultsCountyhttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=134&c=&c2=&t=&t2=5&p=&p2=&y= https://web.archive.org/web/20260131190835/https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=134&c=&c2=&t=&t2=5&p=&p2=&y= January 31, 2026 live Elections Search Results November 2006 General State Totals Proofed · County Totals Proofed Reed Sam Sam Reed November 7, 2006 Secretary of State of Washington March 1, 2026NoYesMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Adams1,96557.39%1,45942.61%50614.78%3,424Asotin4,66565.46%2,46234.54%2,20330.91%7,127Benton23,69549.19%24,47150.81%-776-1.61%48,166Chelan12,65155.75%10,04344.25%2,60811.49%22,694Clallam17,87660.10%11,86739.90%6,00920.20%29,743Clark59,05853.75%50,81546.25%8,2437.50%109,873Columbia1,03055.35%83144.65%19910.69%1,861Cowlitz16,31654.92%13,39045.08%2,9269.85%29,706Douglas6,20857.05%4,67442.95%1,53414.10%10,882Ferry1,54756.38%1,19743.62%35012.76%2,744Franklin5,77746.14%6,74453.86%-967-7.72%12,521Garfield71862.93%42337.07%29525.85%1,141Grant11,09457.38%8,24142.62%2,85314.76%19,335Grays Harbor14,58666.96%7,19633.04%7,39033.93%21,782Island17,71460.32%11,65339.68%6,06120.64%29,367Jefferson10,68367.52%5,13832.48%5,54535.05%15,821King411,14966.46%207,50633.54%203,64332.92%618,655Kitsap56,72563.47%32,64536.53%24,08026.94%89,370Kittitas6,33452.73%5,67947.27%6555.45%12,013Klickitat3,83653.40%3,34846.60%4886.79%7,184Lewis12,62351.49%11,89148.51%7322.99%24,514Lincoln2,86562.54%1,71637.46%1,14925.08%4,581Mason12,57361.33%7,92838.67%4,64522.66%20,501Okanogan7,41058.95%5,15941.05%2,25117.91%12,569Pacific5,17661.41%3,25238.59%1,92422.83%8,428Pend Oreille3,02459.87%2,02740.13%99719.74%5,051Pierce125,49860.15%83,15939.85%42,33920.29%208,657San Juan5,01762.53%3,00637.47%2,01125.07%8,023Skagit26,03464.82%14,12735.18%11,90729.65%40,161Skamania2,06853.26%1,81546.74%2536.52%3,883Snohomish124,46861.46%78,03838.54%46,43022.93%202,506Spokane98,93165.36%52,43534.64%46,49630.72%151,366Stevens9,77958.61%6,90741.39%2,87217.21%16,686Thurston53,86164.89%29,14235.11%24,71929.78%83,003Wahkiakum96055.11%78244.89%17810.22%1,742Walla Walla8,96351.48%8,44948.52%5142.95%17,412Whatcom41,44261.50%25,93838.50%15,50423.01%67,380Whitman8,51266.96%4,20133.04%4,31133.91%12,713Yakima25,27947.19%28,29352.81%-3,014-5.63%53,572Totals1,258,11061.79%778,04738.21%480,06323.58%2,036,157 External links Full text of I-920 OFM report on potential financial impact of I-920 https://web.archive.org/web/20060923083427/http://www.ofm.wa.gov/initiatives/920.asp 2006-09-23 Seattle Weekly on Selig and Falk https://web.archive.org/web/20081011104428/http://www.seattleweekly.com/news/0638/selig.php 2008-10-11 Pro-I-920 page https://web.archive.org/web/20060903114558/http://www.yeson920.com/index.asp 2006-09-03 Anti-I-920 page NPI on I-920 The Childrens Alliance onf I-920 Information on various Initiatives from Washington Voter The Stranger on I-920 signature gathering References Category:Tax reform in the United States Category:Taxation in Washington (state) Category:2006 Washington (state) ballot measures Category:Initiatives in the United States Category:Tax reform referendums