Washington Protect the Initiative Act (ITL) (2016)
| Washington Protect the Initiative Act | |
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| Type | Initiated state statute |
| Origin | Citizens |
| Topic | Direct democracy |
| Status | Not on the ballot |
| Not on Ballot |
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The Protect the Initiative Act was an initiated state statute proposed for the Washington ballot on November 8, 2016. Signatures were not filed by December 31, 2015, and the initiative did not appear on the ballot.
The measure would have given petitioners 20 months to gather signatures for an initiative, along with several other changes to the initiative process.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title was as follows:[1]
| “ | Initiative Measure No. 725 concerns initiative measures.
This measure would increase signature-gathering time for proposed initiatives, require a vote on qualifying initiatives, require a revenue source for initiatives needing revenue for implementation, and require acceptance of electronic signatures by 2018. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2] |
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary was as follows:[1]
| “ | This measure would allow twenty months for collecting voter signatures on proposed initiatives to the people or the legislature. Timely filed state and local initiatives, with sufficient voter signatures, would be required to be submitted to the voters at the next election. Initiatives needing revenue for implementation would require a source for generating the revenue. The “secretary of state board of elections” would be required to accept electronic signatures on initiative petitions by January 2018.[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text can be found here.
Path to the ballot
Supporters were required to submit at least 246,372 valid signatures per version. If certified, initiatives to the legislature would have been sent to the state House and Senate for consideration. The Legislature would have chosen whether to enact the measure, send it to the 2016 ballot alone, or send it to the ballot alongside an alternative proposition.
See also
Footnotes
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