Monthly Archives: July 2007
Referendum 67 qualifies for ballot
You can thank insurance industry money for forcing this unnecessary public vote: Secretary of State Sam Reed announced today that Referendum 67 has sufficient valid signatures to qualify for a spot on the statewide ballot in November. According to elections officials, a check of petition signatures submitted in support of the proposal has shown that [...]
Posted in Threat Analysis
Tagged Referendum 67
I-960 lawsuit will continue for now
Our parent organization’s blog reports that Futurewise and SEIU 775 – the plaintiffs in the lawsuit to block Tim Eyman’s initiative from being considered by voters – have filed an emergency motion for accelerated review with the state Supreme Court because the Superior Court refused to actually consider the issues at hand. That’s good news, [...]
Posted in In the Courts
Tagged Initiative 960
I-960 passes random sample check
The Secretary of State’s office just put out a release saying that a random sample check has determined that Initiative 960 has sufficient valid signatures to qualify for the November ballot, as expected: According to elections officials, a check of petition signatures submitted in support of the proposal has shown that the measure meets constitutional [...]
Posted in Ballot Watchdogging
Tagged Initiative 960
Setback in I-960 lawsuit
Via our parent organization’s blog, some bad news: Judge refuses to block I-960 from ballot Before actually granting the state’s motion, the judge explained the various reasons why she did not want to address the issues raised by the plaintiffs. At one point she even paused and clearly stated, “This is very limited review.” She [...]
Posted in Ballot Watchdogging, Threat Analysis
Tagged Initiative 960
Statement on submission of signatures for I-960
Here’s the press release we sent out this morning following the news: Permanent Defense today responded to Tim Eyman’s submission of signatures for I-960 to the Secretary of State’s office by renewing its commitment to fight the measure if it qualifies for the ballot. “Anyone with half a million dollars can buy their way onto [...]
Posted in Off Topic
Hutcherson abandons Initiative 963
Antioch Bible Church pastor Ken Hutcherson, who earlier this year filed an initiative to overturn Washington’s recently amended civil rights law that bans discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, admitted today that he has not been doing any work to qualify the measure. Initiatives currently require 224,880 valid signatures to appear on the ballot. [...]
Posted in Threat Analysis
Tagged Initiative 963
