WA Income Tax Voting History Page Disappears Before Repeal Vote, Expert Says

Washington voters are preparing to decide whether to repeal the state's new 9.9% income tax, but a longtime government webpage documenting Washington's history of rejecting income taxes recently disappeared, according to Jason Mercier of the Mountain States Policy Center. Mercier says he worked with the Washington Secretary of State's office approximately a decade ago to create an online resource documenting previous statewide income tax votes, including six rejected constitutional amendments. According to Mercier, the webpage was recently removed as part of an effort to eliminate obsolete information and servers. He questions why the historical information would be considered obsolete just weeks before another major income tax vote. “I don't think it's obsolete information quite yet,” Mercier said, arguing that Washington voters should have access to the state's income tax voting history. His comments raise questions about government transparency, public access to election records and the ongoing debate over Washington's 9.9% income tax. Subscribe to The Center Square for more Washington state news, income tax repeal coverage, elections, government transparency and taxpayer accountability. #WashingtonState #IncomeTax #IncomeTaxRepeal #JasonMercier #GovernmentTransparency #WashingtonElection #TaxpayerAccountability