Ballot measure · Washington · November 3, 2026

Initiative Measure No. IP26-645

On Washington's statewide ballot on November 3, 2026.1,2,3,4

Research draftCitizen initiativeState law
How it got there
Citizen initiative
Kind of measure
State law
To pass
More than one condition
Researched
October 27, 2026

Research draft. We gathered this from official sources on October 27, 2026: election offices, state laws and court records, each linked to its source. Separate reviewers checked a random sample of 48 facts from the ballot-measure research against the cited sources and found no errors. The rest hasn't been reviewed fact by fact yet, so check the linked source before relying on anything here.

§1What your vote means

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A yes vote

A yes vote would repeal the 2026 law setting a 9.9% tax on an individual's yearly income above $1,000,000, due to start in 2028, along with the money it would raise, and would bar state and local governments from taxing individual income, while keeping the other tax breaks passed with that law.1,4 Explanatory statement, Effect of the Proposed Measure if Approved

A no vote

A no vote would keep the 2026 law setting a 9.9% tax on an individual's yearly income above $1,000,000, due to start in 2028, with 5% of the money set aside for child care and early learning and the rest going to the state general fund.4 Explanatory statement, The Law As It Presently Exists

§2How it got on the ballot

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Citizen initiative. Voters proposed it by signing a petition.1,2,3,4

State law. It would change state law, not the constitution.1,2,3,4

This is an initiative to the people, a proposed state law that petition signers sent straight to the ballot.1,3 Certification p. 1 (heading Initiative to the People)

It is on Washington's list of statewide measures for November 3, 2026.1,2,3 One of these official sources itself calls the list certified or final. What we couldn't confirm about the list is in the notes on Washington's measures.

§3What it needs to pass

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More than one condition. It passes if more voters vote yes than no, as long as the votes cast on the measure equal at least one-third of all votes cast in the election, and it takes effect 30 days after the election.5 Wash. Const. art. II, § 1(d)