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Posted: Thursday, 28 February 2013 8:07AM

State Supreme Court Ruling On Super-Majority



Washington State -- The State Supreme Court is expected to decide Thursday whether the law requiring a super-majority vote for tax increases is unconstitutional or not.

Jason Mercier with the conservative Washington Policy Center says the Supreme Court has dismissed similar cases three times before.


If the Supreme Court rules that the requirement is unconstitutional, Mercier says voters could demand an amendment.

Laws requiring a two-thirds vote to approve tax increases have been approved five times by voters and once by the Legislature over the last 20 years.

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