List of Washington State Initiatives to the People

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This page is a list of Initiative to the People, a type of ballot measure seen in Washington.

Background

In 1912, citizens in Washington approved the right to initiative and referendum by a 71 to 29 percent split.

The first Initiative to the People, advocating the prohibition of alcohol, was filed on January 2, 1914. It was re-filed six days later as Initiative 3, went to the ballot on the November 3, 1914 ballot, and was approved. Six other initiatives also appeared on the ballot that year, but only one relating to the abolition of state employment offices was approved.

Since that beginning, through June of 2012, Washington citizens had filed 1,241 Initiatives to the People. 141 had been on the ballot by 2011, with 72 to of them being approved.

2011

See also: Washington 2011 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 1125	Taxes	Prohibits gas tax and toll revenues to be diverted to non-transportation purposes	d
ITP	Initiative 1163	Taxes	Reenacts background checks, training for long-term care workers	a
ITP	Initiative 1183	Alcohol	Would close state liquor stores; allow state licensing of private parties	a

2010

See also: Washington 2010 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 1053	Taxes	Will require 2/3 supermajority vote of the Washington State Legislature, or a statewide vote, for tax increases	a
ITP	Initiative 1082	Labor	Would amend workers' compensation insurance in the state	d
ITP	Initiative 1098	Taxes	Taxes gross income above $200,000 for individuals, $400,000 for couples. Reduces state property tax by 20% and reduces certain business and occupation taxes	d
ITP	Initiative 1100	Alcohol	Closes state liquor stores and authorizes sale, distribution, & importation by private parties	d
ITP	Initiative 1105	Alcohol	Close all state liquor stores and license private parties to sell or distribute spirits. Revises certain laws concerning regulation, taxation and state revenues	d
ITP	Initiative 1107	Taxes	Would repeal certain 2010 amendments to state tax laws including a sales tax on candy and bottled water and a temporary excise tax on soda pop	a

2009

See also: Washington 2009 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 1033	Taxes	Limit growth of certain state, county and city revenue to annual inflation and population growth	d

2008

See also: Washington 2008 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	I-985	Transportation	Various changes in traffic regulation	d
ITP	I-1000	Assisted Death	Allow terminally ill adults access to lethal medication under some circumstances	a
ITP	I-1029	Labor	Licensing, regulation of long-term healthcare workers	a

2007

See also: Washington 2007 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	I-960	Taxes	Approval of 2/3rds of legislature, or voter approval, for tax increases, public information about tax increases	a

2006

See also: Washington 2006 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Estate Taxes, I-920	Taxes	Repeal of laws imposing estate taxes	d
ITP	Government Takings, I-933	Property	Requires compensation when government regulation damages the value of private property	d
ITP	Energy Conservation, I-937	Environment	Require electric utilities to meet targets for energy conservation	a

2005

See also: Washington 2005 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	I-900	Admin of gov't	Performance audits of state and local government agencies and entities	a
ITP	I-901	Smoking bans	Prohibit smoking in public places and in places of employment	a
ITP	I-912	Taxes	Repeal motor vehicle fuel tax increases of 3 cents in 2005 and 2006, 2 cents in 2007, and 1.5 cents per gallon in 2008	d

2004

See also: Washington 2004 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	I-872	Elections	"Top two primary" allowing voters to select among all candidates in a primary.	a
ITP	I-884	Taxes	Increase retail sales tax by 1%, spend increased tax revenues on education	d
ITP	I-892	Gambling	Authorize licensed non-tribal gambling establishments to operate the same type and number of machines as tribal governments	d

2003

See also: Washington 2003 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	I-841	Labor	No new ergonomics regulations unless a uniform federal standard is required	a

2002

See also: Washington 2002 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	I-776	Transportation	License tab fees to be $30 per year for motor vehicles	a
ITP	I-790	Labor	Police and fire fighter retirement funds under control of board of trustees	a

2001

See also: Washington 2001 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	I-747	Taxes	Changes all of the limitations factors on property tax levy increases	a
ITP	I-773	Tobacco Taxes	Adds two additional taxes to existing sales taxes on cigarettes and tobacco	a
ITP	I-775	Healthcare	Home Care Quality Authority governed by a board appointed by the Governor	a

2000

See also: Washington 2000 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	I-713	Hunting	Misdemeanor to use or authorize the use of any steel-jawed leghold trap	a
ITP	I-722	Taxes	Null and void any tax increases adopted without voter approval	a
ITP	I-728	Education	Student achievement fund to provide building improvements relating to class-size reductions	a
ITP	I-729	Education	Authorize the establishment of charter public schools	d
ITP	I-732	Education	Automatic cost-of-living increases each year to all school district employees	a
ITP	I-745	Transportation	New road and lane construction top priority for transportation improvements	d

1999

See also: Washington 1999 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 695	Taxes	Voter approval for any increase in taxes imposed by state or local government	aot
ITP	Initiative 696	Hunting	Commercial net fishing in fresh or marine waters	d

1998

See also: Washington 1998 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 688	Labor	Increase state minimum wage from $4.90 to $5.70	a
ITP	Initiative 692	Marijuana	Permit the medical use of marijuana	a
ITP	Initiative 694	Abortion	Make it a felony to kill a fetus in the "process of birth"	d

1997

See also: Washington 1997 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	I-673	Health care	Can health insurance plans be regulated as to provision of services by designated health care providers	d
ITP	I-676	Firearms	Can the transfer of handguns without trigger-locking devices be prohibited	d
ITP	I-677	Labor	Can employment discrimination based on sexual orientation be prohibited	d
ITP	I-678	Health care	Allow dental hygienists to perform more services	d
ITP	I-685	Marijuana	Reduce penalties for marijuana possession and use	d

1996

See also: Washington 1996 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	I-655	Hunting	Questions whether it should be a misdemeanor to hunt black bears with bait or dogs	a
ITP	I-670	Term limits	Should the Secretary of State place on ballots a notice about whether legislative candidates support term limits	d
ITP	I-671	Gaming	Amends tribal/state agreements to permit limited electronic gaming on Indian lands	d

1995

See also: Washington 1995 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Fishing, I-640	Hunting	Survival rates for non-targeted catch	d
ITP	Gambling/Tribal, I-651	Gambling	Compacts with tribes for unrestricted gambling on tribal land	d

1994

See also: Washington 1994 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Denture Sales, I-607	Business	Dentures can be sold by people other than dentists	a

1993

See also: Washington 1993 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 593	Judiciary	"Three Strikes" law in sentencing criminals with three other serious offenses	a
ITP	Initiative 601	Taxes	Limit state expenditures to rate of inflation and population growth	a
ITP	Initiative 602	Taxes	Tax collections and state expenditures limited by a factor based on personal income	d

1992

See also: Washington 1992 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Term limits, I-573	Term limits	Term limits on members of the Washington State Legislature	a

1991

See also: Washington 1991 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Term Limits, #553	Term limits	Term limits for statewide elective offices	d
ITP	Property Taxes, #559	Taxes	Value property at the January 1, 1985 rate or subsequent sales price, adjusted for cost of living	d

1990

See also: Washington 1990 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 547	Environment	"Shall state growth and environmental protection goals be implemented by measures including local comprehensive land use planning and development fees?"	d

1988

See also: Washington 1988 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 518	Minimum Wage	State minimum wage increase from $2.30 to $4.25	a

1984

See also: Washington 1984 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 471	Abortion	Shall public funding of abortions be prohibited except to prevent the death of the pregnant woman or her unborn child	d
ITP	Initiative 464	Taxes	Shall the value of trade-ins of like kind property be excluded from the selling price for the sales tax computation	a
ITP	Initiative 456	Hunting	Shall Congress be petitioned to decommercialize steelhead, and state policies respecting Indian rights and management of natural resources be enacted	a

1982

See also: Washington 1982 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 435	Taxes	Shall corporate franchise taxes, measured by net income, replace sales taxes on food and state corporate business and occupation taxes	d
ITP	Initiative 414	Business	Shall a system requiring a minimum five cent refund on sales of beer, malt and carbonated beverage containers be established	d
ITP	Initiative 412	Business	Shall the maximum interest rate on retail sales be the higher of 12% or 1% over the federal discount rate	d

1981

See also: Washington 1981 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 394	Energy	Voter approval prior to issuing bonds for construction/acquisition of major public energy projects	a
ITP	Initiative 402	Taxes	Abolish inheritance and gift taxes	a

1980

See also: Washington 1980 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 383	Transportation	Shall Washington ban the importaion and storage of non-medical radioactive wastes generated outside Washington, unless otherwise permitted by interstate compact?	a

1978

See also: Washington 1978 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 350	Education	Prohibition on unnecessary busing of school students	a

1977

See also: Washington 1977 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 335	Regulation	Places where obscene films are publicly and regularly shown shall be prohibited	a
ITP	Initiative 345	Taxes	Exempt food products be exempt from state and local retail sales and use taxes	a
ITP	Initiative 348	Taxes	Repeal new variable motor vehicle fuel tax	a

1976

See also: Washington 1976 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 322	Healthcare	Shall fluoridation of public water supplies be made unlawful?	d
ITP	Initiative 325	Nuclear Issues	Conditions for approval of future nuclear power facilities	d

1975

See also: Washington 1975 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 314	Taxes	12% excise tax on corporate income	d
ITP	Initiative 316	Judiciary	Death penalty mandatory in cases of aggravated murder in the first degree	a

1973

See also: Washington 1973 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 282	Admin of gov't	Limit increases in salaries of state elected officials and judges	a

1972

See also: Washington 1972 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 258	Gambling	Authorizing each city with a population over 150,000 to grant one franchise permitting greyhound racing meets; prescribing qualifications for franchises; authorizing parimutuel wagering; allowing franchisees ten percent of all moneys wagered; requiring payment of a tax of five percent of parimutuel machine gross receipts in lieu of all other taxes to the licensing city; authorizing the licensing city to pay not to exceed two and one-half percent of the net tax after subtracting costs to the county; and repealing inconsistent acts	d
ITP	Initiative 261	Alcohol	An Act repealing existing statutes relating to the establishment and operation of state liquor stores; extending the state sales tax to sales of intoxicating liquor at retail; providing for the licensing of retailers of liquor and for the registration of each brand or label of liquor to be sold; and prohibiting the state of Washington from reselling any liquor either at retail or wholesale	d
ITP	Initiative 276	Elections and Campaigns	An Act relating to campaign financing, activities of lobbyists, access to public records, and financial affairs of elective officers and candidates; requiring disclosure of sources of campaign contributions, objects of campaign expenditures, and amounts thereof; limiting campaign expenditures; regulating the activities of lobbyists and requirng reports of their expenditures; restricting use of public funds to influence legislative decisions; governing access to public records; specifying the manner in which public agencies will maintain such records; requiring disclosure of elective officials' and cadidates' financial interests and activities; establising a public disclosure commission to administer the act; and providing civil penalties	a

1970

See also: Washington 1970 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 251	Taxes	An initiative declaring that existing taxes imposed by the state of Washington shall not be increased and that no new or additional taxes shall be imposed by the state of Washington	d
ITP	Initiative 256	Business Regulation	An act prohibiting the sale or distribution of beer or any other malt beverage, or of any nonalcoholic mineral water, soda water, or other carbonated or uncarbonated beverage (commonly known as soft drinks) for consumption in this state in cans, bottles, jugs, tubs, vessels or other receptacles not having a refund value of at least five cents for each such container	d

1968

See also: Washington 1968 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 242	Alcohol	Rules governing when a breathalyzer to determine blood alcohol content can be legally administered	a
ITP	Initiative 245	Business Regulation	Allowable maximum service charges on installment sales of goods and services	a

1966

See also: Washington 1966 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 226	Taxes	An Act relating to revenue and taxation and providing for the allocation and distribution of one-tenth of the state collected retail sales tax and use tax revenues to cities and towns	d
ITP	Initiative 229	Admin of gov't	An Act repealing an existing statute which declares it to be a crime (misdemeanor) for any person, on the first day of the week (Sunday) to promote any noisy or boisterous sport or amusement	a
ITP	Initiative 223	Transportation	An act regarding train crew requirements in the railroad industry	a

1964

See also: Washington 1966 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 215	Natural Resources	An Act Providing for the use of monies, derived from existing motor vehicle fuel taxes paid by purchasers of fuel used in watercraft and not reclaimed by them as presently allowed by law, for the acquisition or improvement of land on fresh or salt water for marine recreational purposes	a

1962

See also: Washington 1962 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 211	Redistricting	Defining the boundaries of all state legislative districts	d

1960

See also: Washington 1960 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 205	Alcohol	Taverns eligible for a new class of license allowing the sale of spirituous liquors	d
ITP	Initiative 207	Admin of gov't	The State Civil Service Law	a
ITP	Initiative 208	Property Rights	Joint tenancies in real and personal property	a
ITP	Initiative 210	Admin of gov't	Daylight Savings Time	a

1958

See also: Washington 1958 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 202	Labor	Restricting Labor Agreements	d

1956

See also: Washington 1956 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 198	Labor	Employer-Employee Relations	d
ITP	Initiative 199	Redistricting	Legislative Reapportionment and Redistricting Act	a

1954

See also: Washington 1954 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 188	Health Care	Chiropractic Examination Standards	d
ITP	Initiative 192	Hunting	Salmon Fishing Regulations	d
ITP	Initiative 193	Admin of gov't	Daylight Savings Time	d
ITP	Initiative 194	Alcohol	Television Advertising for Alcohol	d

1952

Shelves of oleomargarine

See also: Washington 1952 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 180	Business Regulation	Regulation of Sale of Oleomargarine	a
ITP	Initiative 181	Admin of gov't	Observance of Standard Time Act	a
ITP	Initiative 184	Labor	Old Age Pension Laws	d

1950

See also: Washington 1950 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 172	Welfare	Transferring the public assistance medical program to the State Department of Health	a
ITP	Initiative 176	Welfare	Increased to $65.00 a month the minimum grant for certain categories of public assistance	d

1948

See also: Washington 1948 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 169	Veterans	Bonus for World War II Veterans Act	a
ITP	Initiative 171	Alcohol	Liquor by the Drink with Restrictions	a
ITP	Initiative 172	Social Security	Liberalization of Social Security Benefits	a

1946

See also: Washington 1946 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 166	Utilities	Public Utility Districts	d

1944

See also: Washington 1944 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 157	Welfare	Old Age Assistance Laws	d
ITP	Initiative 158	Welfare	Old Age Assistance Laws by Townsend Clubs	d

1940

See also: Washington 1940 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 139	Bond Issues	Public Utility District Bonds	d
ITP	Initiative 141	Welfare	Old Age Pension Act	a

1938

See also: Washington 1938 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 126	Elections	Non-Partisan School Elections Act	a
ITP	Initiative 129	Taxes	40 Mill Tax Limit	a
ITP	Initiative 130	Labor	Regulation of Labor Disputes	d

1936

See also: Washington 1936 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 101	Labor	Civil Service Act	d
ITP	Initiative 114	Taxes	30-Mill Tax Limit Act	a
ITP	Initiative 115	Welfare	Old Age Pension Act	d
ITP	Initiative 119	Admin of gov't	Production for Use Act	d

1934

Fish traps, the subject of I-77 in 1934

See also: Washington 1934 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 77	Hunting	Fish Traps and Fishing Regulations	a
ITP	Initiative 94	Taxes	40 Mill Tax Limit	a

1932

See also: Washington 1932 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 58	Elections and Campaigns	Permanent Registration Act	a
ITP	Initiative 61	Alcohol	Intoxicating Liquor Act	a
ITP	Initiative 62	Hunting	Department of Game Act	a
ITP	Initiative 69	Taxes	Income Tax Act	a
ITP	Initiative 64	Taxes	40 Mill Tax Levy Limit	a

1930

See also: Washington 1930 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 57	Redistricting	State Legislative Redistricting	a

1924

See also: Washington 1924 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 49	Education	Compulsory School Attendance Act	d
ITP	Initiative 50	Taxes	Limitation of Taxation	d
ITP	Initiative 52	Energy	Electric Power Act	d

1922

See also: Washington 1922 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 40	Taxes	Poll Tax Repeal Act	a
ITP	Initiative 46	Education	30-10 School Plan	d

1916

See also: Washington 1916 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Initiative 24	Alcohol	Brewers Bill	d

1914

See also: Washington 1914 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
ITP	Prohibition, I-3	Alcohol	Statewide alcohol prohibition	a
ITP	Blue Sky Law, I-6	Business regulation	Laws to regulate the offering and sale of securities	d
ITP	Bureau of Inspection, I-7	Admin of gov't	Proposal to abolish State Bureau of Inspection	d
ITP	Employment Offices, I-8	Admin of gov't	Proposal to abolish State Employments Offices	a
ITP	Injured Workmen, I-9	Labor	Protection for injured laborers	d
ITP	Convict Labor, I-10	Labor	Proposal about using convict labor to build roads	d
ITP	Eight Hour Law, I-13	Labor	Law setting 8-hours as the legal length of workday	d

See also

• Initiative to the People
• List of Washington State veto referendums
• List of Washington State Initiatives to the Legislature
• List of Washington ballot measures

External links

• List of all Initiatives to the People in Washington, starting in 1914.