Chantell Mellott of North Bend has filed a ballot initiative intended to repeal the Washington state tax on the receipt of individual income.
The measure, designated as IP26-645, was filed in April 2026. According to the text of the initiative, the proposal seeks to repeal the existing state tax on individual income and establish a legal prohibition against any future tax on, or measured by, individual income regardless of the source.
As part of the measure, the initiative aims to provide a specific definition of income
for tax purposes. The filing states that the objective of the measure is to reinstate the will of the people
.
Reporting from the Washington State Standard indicates that Mellott believes the measure will be supported by the electorate.
I think voters will affirm what we did in Olympia this session.
Chantell Mellott
The initiative has been filed with the Office of the Secretary of State as a proposed Initiative to the People.