Category Archives: Election Postmortem
Statement on Initiative 900 election results
“As we expected, Initiative 900 is passing with a fairly comfortable margin, according to the latest results,” said Permanent Defense Chair Andrew Villeneuve. “While the initiative was poorly drafted and not subject to public hearings or other constructive input, voters saw the words ‘performance audits’ on the ballot, and decided that they would like to [...]
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Tagged Initiative 900
The real Eyman initiative was defeated yesterday
Initiative 900, Tim Eyman’s attempt to remain relevant, may have passed with misplaced support, but the real Eyman initiative – Initiative 912 – was being defeated by voters yesterday. Tim Eyman did not sponsor Initiative 912. He was not involved in the signature drive and he didn’t really go out and campaign for the initiative. [...]
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Tagged Initiative 912
Eyman initiatives have real consequences
Years after their passage, the aftershocks of Tim Eyman’s dangerous initiatives are still being felt. In an article published in the Everett Herald yesterday, the story of the struggling town of Gold Bar is told. Ever since the passage of Initiative 695 in 1999, Gold Bar has been in trouble. And now, the city is [...]
Also posted in Rethinking and Reframing
Tagged Initiative 695, Initiative 776
Voters defeat Initiative 892!
WE’VE DONE IT! Thanks to your hard work and support, Initiative 892 has been soundly defeated by Washingtonians – right now, 60% of voters are rejecting I-892. Initiative 892′s failure is Eyman’s fourth defeat in a row and a great victory for this organization. Since our founding in February of 2002, Eyman is 1 for [...]
Tagged Initiative 892
Eyman claims premature victory on I-776 court ruling
Tim Eyman, notorious for making sensational predictions, lying about finances, being deceptive to voters and declining to face the reality of his own tax cuts, has declared victory in the I-776 court ruling which has not yet been made public. Eyman’s “victory” statement is an unfounded gamble based on wild speculation and wishful thinking. On [...]
Also posted in In the Courts
Tagged Initiative 776
The impact of Initiative 695: One commuter’s story
Christine Dorsey of Kitsap County writes: I live in Kitsap County and Eyman’s antics have thoroughly disrupted my life. I commuted by ferry to Seattle, so I was very dependent on transit to get me from my home to the Kingston ferry. When the car tabs initiative passed [I-695] ,I lost my bus route, so [...]
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Tagged Initiative 695
