Court rebuffs attempt to ax ballot statement on WA income tax measure’s budget effects

By: Jerry Cornfield

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: August 21, 2026

Words: 646

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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A citizen activist lost his bid Thursday to keep a one-sentence statement off ballots that summarizes how an initiative to repeal Washington’s new income tax on high earners would affect the state budget.

State Supreme Court Commissioner Michael Johnston denied Arthur West’s request for a preliminary injunction to block a state law requiring inclusion of the “public investment impact disclosure” for Initiative 645, which voters will consider in the Nov. 3 election.

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