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Supreme Court allows I-1366 to stay on fall ballot

Supreme Court allows I-1366 to stay on fall ballot

  The state Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that Initiative 1366 can remain on this fall’s statewide ballot. The court said an opinion outlining the court’s reasoning would come later, but it wrote that the group suing to keep I-1366 off the ballot has “not made the clear showing necessary for injunctive relief.” Secretary of State Kim Wyman, the state’s chief elections officer, was sued by challengers who wanted her to pull the measure off the ballot. Wyman said no…

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I-1366 survives court challenge, but high court appeal looms

I-1366 survives court challenge, but high court appeal looms

King County Superior Court Judge Dean Lum has declined to block Initiative 1366 from the fall statewide ballot. Opponents of Tim Eyman’s anti-tax measure had tried to derail it from appearing on the ballot, asserting that it has an overarching purpose of amending the state constitutional, which cannot be done by initiative. Eyman’s plan would lower the state sales tax by one percentage point, from 6.5 to 5.5, unless lawmakers place a proposed constitutional amendment on the 2016 ballot to…

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I-1366, I-1401 certified, heading to fall ballot

I-1366, I-1401 certified, heading to fall ballot

Assistant Secretary of State Mark Neary certifies I-1366 and I-1401. Two initiatives, one dealing with taxes and the other with endangered animals, officially have the green light to go onto the General Election ballot this fall. Assistant Secretary of State Mark Neary Thursday certified that Initiative 1366 and I-1401 both have enough valid signatures to be placed on the statewide ballot. I-1366, sponsored by initiative activist Tim Eyman, would make it harder for the Legislature to raise taxes. I-1401, backed…

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Signature check under way for I-1401; 1366 next

Signature check under way for I-1401; 1366 next

A signature checker reviews I-1401 signatures at the Elections Division office. Elections Division signature checkers are busily sifting through petitions signed for initiatives I-1401, Paul Allen’s sponsored proposal to protect endangered species, and I-1366, activist Tim Eyman’s proposal aimed at making it harder to raise taxes in Olympia. Signature checkers play a key role in “direct democracy” by making sure signatures submitted for initiatives are valid. In Washington, 246,372 valid signatures, or 8 percent of the total votes cast for…

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`Direct democracy’ sponsors eye ballot spot

`Direct democracy’ sponsors eye ballot spot

Two citizen initiative campaign submitted boxloads of petitions by the Friday deadline, and both appear to have an excellent shot at making the statewide ballot this fall. Tim Eyman, the state’s most prominent use of the initiative process, turned in what he and co-sponsors Jack and Mike Fagan estimated at at least 334,000 signatures for their Initiative 1366. That measure would direct the Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the 2016 ballot for ratification — or face a 1-cent…

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