Washington 2007 ballot measures

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Six statewide ballot measures were on the 2007 ballot in the State of Washington.

Type Title Subject Description Result
ITP I-960 Taxes Require approval of 2/3rds of legislature, or voter approval, for tax increases, public information about tax increases Approved
VR Referendum 67 Health Insurers prohibited from unreasonably denying certain coverage claims. Approved
LRCA SJR 8206 State budget Legislature required to transfer 1% of general state revenues to a budget stabilization account each year Approved
LRCA SJR 8212 Business regulation State-operated inmate labor programs in which inmate labor is used by private entities through state contracts Approved
LRCA HJR 4204 Education Provide for approval of school district excess property tax levies by simple majority vote of participating voters Approved
LRCA HJR 4215 Education Authorize investment of money in higher education permanent funds as permitted by law Approved

Statistics

The wording for thirty-one (31) "Initiative to the People" was filed for 2007. However, only one of these measures, the Washington Taxpayer Protection Initiative collected enough signatures to qualify for the November 2007 ballot.[1] (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.)

Sixteen (16) "initiatives to the legislature" were filed in 2007 and assigned numbers.[2] Sponsors must turn in 224,880 valid signatures by January 4, 2008 for the next step in their process to occur.

Two (2) referendum measures were filed. One of them, Washington Referendum 67, was certified on July 30, 2007 for the November 2007 ballot.

Ballot initiatives in Washington

The State of Washington allows three types of citizen-initiated ballot measures:

  • Adopt the initiative as proposed, in which case it becomes law;
  • Reject or refuse to act on the proposed initiative, in which case the initiative must be placed on the ballot at the next state general election; or
  • Approve an alternative to the proposed initiative, in which case both the original proposal and the Legislature's alternative must be placed on the ballot at the next state general election.
  • Veto referenda are placed on the ballot to overturn statutes recently passed by the state legislature. To qualify for the ballot, sufficient signatures must be filed with the Secretary of State not later than ninety days after final adjournment of the session in which the measure was passed by the state legislature.

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