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Initiative petition release green-lighted

Initiative petition release green-lighted

The Office of Secretary of State has begun the process of releasing copies of petitions for about a dozen initiatives, most sponsored by initiative activist Tim Eyman. Thurston County Superior Court Judge Richard Hicks on Friday lifted his previous ban on releasing initiative and referendum petitions under the state’s voter-approved Public Records Act.  The Secretary of State’s public records officer, Brenda Galarza, on Tuesday began making arrangements with individuals who had requested the petitions submitted for 11 initiatives in earlier…

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The voters speak … and keep speaking

The voters speak … and keep speaking

After an “Election Day” that spanned nearly three weeks, the process of tallying the final vote will take still more time. As of this morning, ballots of 28.5 percent of the state’s 3.58 million registered voters have been counted.  That’s over a million ballots.  Tons more are being processed as we speak, and many more are still “in the mail,” since state law only requires that ballots be postmarked by Nov. 3. How many people will have voted by the…

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WA Poll: R-71 leads, I-1033 trails

WA Poll: R-71 leads, I-1033 trails

Fresh poll numbers for the ballot-topping statewide measures: The Washington Poll shows Referendum 71 with a wide margin for voter approval of the “everything but marriage” domestic partnership law that Olympia passed last spring, and Initiative 1033, state and local revenue caps, trailing. The nonpartisan survey is sponsored by a research center at the University of Washington. Pollsters contacted 724 registered voters statewide from Oct. 14-26. Margin of error is 3.6 percent. The poll showed 56 percent in favor or…

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R-71: Down to the wire?

R-71: Down to the wire?

Fresh polling continues to show a tight finish in the ballot battle over whether to approve or reject Washington’s new expansion of domestic partner benefits and protections. SurveyUSA, polling 548 likely voters for KING 5, showed the battle to be within the margin of error, with little more than a week until voters can start marking mail-in ballots. As reported by Seattlepi.com, the survey showed 45 percent in favor, 42 percent opposed, and the rest undecided.  Women, Democrats, Seattle metro…

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New polls show Eyman’s I-1033 well ahead

New polls show Eyman’s I-1033 well ahead

If Referendum 71, the public vote on the new “everything but marriage” domestic partnership law, looks like a close call, new polls show that Washington’s other statewide ballot measure, Initiative 1033, is sailing well ahead of its opposition. Rasmussen Reports, in a statewide phone poll conducted Sept. 22 among 500 likely voters, shows 61 percent definitely or probably in favor of I-1033, 31 percent definitely or probably against and 8 percent not sure.  The independent Elway Poll also put it…

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I-1033: Judge won’t edit wording in Voters’ Pamphlet

I-1033: Judge won’t edit wording in Voters’ Pamphlet

Thurston County Superior Court Judge Richard Hicks denied Initiative 1033 sponsor Tim Eyman’s request this morning that wording about I-1033 be changed in the statewide Voters’ Pamphlet. Eyman had argued that the state Office of Financial Management’s cost estimate includes some incorrect assumptions about how the ballot measure would work, and he wanted the judge to add a disclaimer that said the financial assumptions were in dispute.  Under state law, OFM is required to prepare a fiscal impact statement on…

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Eyman comes clean: I-1033 petitions sport low error rate

Eyman comes clean: I-1033 petitions sport low error rate

State initiative checkers are always cranky about how many bad signatures are submitted by some sponsors. We’re not talking doctors’ signature bad, but rather the traditionally high number that are either not registered voters or are duplicates or dippy (as in using the name “Mickey Mouse”).   Historically, about 1 in 5 signatures, over 18 percent,  don’t pan out. One recent measure had a 26.1 percent error rate and plenty have topped 20 percent. It’s bad enough that officials suggest that sponsors turn in a…

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Initial count: Eyman’s I-1033 has over 315K sigs

Initial count: Eyman’s I-1033 has over 315K sigs

Our Elections Division reports it has completed its initial count of the signatures submitted last week in support of Initiative 1033, Tim Eyman and Co.’s measure that would cap the growth of revenue for state, county and city general funds. And the total is … 315,444, far above the minimum of 241,153 needed to qualify for this November’s ballot. According to Elections, the new figure “does not include signatures on petitions that did not contain the full text of the…

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Eyman camp bringing in initiative sheets Thursday

Eyman camp bringing in initiative sheets Thursday

Initiative kingpin Tim Eyman and his cohorts will buzz down to the Capitol City at 11 a.m. on July 2 to bring in box loads of Initiative 1033 petitions.  It’s considered the most likely initiative for the statewide ballot in November. The measure, also sponsored by Mike and Jack Fagan of Spokane, is called the Lower Property Taxes Initiative.  It would cap the growth of general fund revenue, including taxes, fees and other sources of moolah, with any excess dedicated to property tax…

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Eyman’s latest: I-1033 turn-in scheduled for July 2

Eyman’s latest: I-1033 turn-in scheduled for July 2

‘Direct Democracy’ usually gives us one or more initiatives and referenda on Washington’s statewide ballot each year. Tim Eyman, a conservative populist  who has sponsored repeal of affirmative action in government, rolled back car-tab taxes, capped property tax growth, created a system of performance audits, and made it harder to pass tax and fee hikes in Olympia, is back again this year.  Fans are delighted, critics aghast.  The Mukilteo activist is the first sponsor to announce plans to submit petitions. He told the state Elections Division…

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