Washington 2005 ballot measures

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Six statewide ballot measures were on the November 8, 2005 ballot in the State of Washington. $$21,668,879 was spent on campaigns, pro and con, for the 6 measures.

On the ballot

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
ITL	I-330	Healthcare	Limit non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases to $350,000, limit attorney fees	d
ITL	I-336	Healthcare	Establish a supplemental malpractice insurance program for liability exceeding private insurance	d
LRCA	SJR 8207	Judicial reform	Replace the phrase "district court judges" with the term "limited jurisdiction court judges."	a

2005 statistics

Front cover of Washington State's 2005 Voter Guide

Thirteen (13) "initiatives to the people" were filed for 2005. However, only three (3) of these measures had enough signatures to qualify for the November 2005 ballot. (When ballot measures don't qualify, it may be because the wording was filed and approved, but an active campaign to collect signatures never materialized.)

Of the "initiatives to the legislature" filed in 2005, 17 were assigned numbers, and all 17 failed. Three were withdrawn by their sponsors, one failed for unknown reasons, and 13 failed to submit signatures.

Four referendum measures were filed, none of which were certified for the ballot. Two were rejected because of their emergency clause, one for no signatures submitted, and one was withdrawn by the sponsor.

External links

• 2005 State of Washington ballot measure election results
• 2005 State of Washington ballot measure Voter's Guide (PDF)
• List of all 2005 Initiatives to the People
• List of all Initiatives to the People
• List of all Initiatives to the Legislature
• List of Referendum Bills through 2006
• History of Referendum Measures through 2006