华盛顿法院将审理对百万美元所得税公投的挑战. Washington court to hear challenge on million-dollar income tax referendum.

要求华盛顿最高法院允许对该州新增百万美元所得税进行公投. Brian Heywood, founder of Let’s Go Washington, has petitioned the Washington Supreme Court to allow a referendum on the state's new million-dollar income tax. 要求国务卿处理公投, 认为法律应该受到选民的批准. The petition seeks to force the Secretary of State to process the referendum, arguing the law should be subject to voter approval. 美国国务卿拒绝了这一努力, 援引立法中的"必要性条款", The Secretary of State rejected the effort, citing a "necessity clause" in the legislation that prohibits a referendum under the state constitution.