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I-1464 last of initiatives certified to ballot

I-1464 last of initiatives certified to ballot

Checkers review I-1464 signatures earlier this week at the Elections Division. Initiative 1464, which covers campaign finance reform, disclosure and enforcement, and creation of a public campaign financing program, is the final ballot measure to qualify for the General Election ballot this fall. Assistant Secretary of State Mark Neary certified I-1464 Tuesday night, hours after a signature check crew at the Elections Division finished reviewing a 3 percent random sample of the 327,103 signatures submitted by the initiative sponsors in…

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I-1501 certified to fall ballot

I-1501 certified to fall ballot

Initiative 1501, a proposal dealing with “protection of seniors and vulnerable individuals from finance crimes and victimization,” will appear on the fall statewide ballot in Washington. Secretary of State Kim Wyman certified I-1501 on Monday. The state Elections Division finished a random sample of the 341,376 signatures submitted by the initiative backers in early July. The signature review determined that the measure easily exceeded the bare minimum of 246,372 valid signatures needed to qualify for the ballot. Wyman said a…

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I-1501, I-1464 sponsors turn in signatures

I-1501, I-1464 sponsors turn in signatures

I-1464 supporters bring boxes of signatures into the Elections Division office. Two initiative campaigns delivered signatures to the state Elections Division in Olympia Friday afternoon, the last of four measures to bring in petition sheets before the turn-in deadline. All brought in a substantial pad and are considered likely to make the statewide fall ballot, along with a pair of initiatives to the Legislature.  Six initiatives will be an unusually large number for Washington. Initiative 1501 sponsors submitted around 322,000…

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Sponsors turn in signatures for firearms initiative

Sponsors turn in signatures for firearms initiative

I-1491 supporters deliver boxes of signatures to the Elections Division Thursday. About 304,000 signatures for Initiative 1491 were submitted to the state Elections Division office in Olympia Thursday morning, the second of five initiatives expected to be delivered there this week. Friday is the deadline to submit signatures for initiatives to the people filed this year. I-1491 would allow police, family or household members to obtain court orders temporarily preventing firearms access by persons exhibiting mental illness, violent or other…

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