Washington 2011 ballot measures
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Five ballot measures were on the November 8, 2011 ballot in the state of Washington.
- Two were legislatively referred constitutional amendments, while three were Initiatives to the People.
- Topics included: alcohol, health care, transportation, taxes, state budgets and elections and campaigns.
The Washington State Legislature was in session January 10 through April 24.
The signature filing deadline for the 2011 ballot in Washington was July 8, 2011. A minimum of 241,153 signatures were required for an Initiative to the People. Although an estimated 80 initiatives were filed in 2011, according to reports only 3 campaigns filed signatures by the July deadline. Campaigns included: Initiatives 1125 - state transportation funds, 1176 - long-term care and 1183 - liquor licensing.[1] As of July 29 all three were certified.
On the ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| ITP | Initiative 1125 | Taxes | Prohibits gas tax and toll revenues to be diverted to non-transportation purposes |  |
| ITP | Initiative 1163 | Taxes | Reenacts background checks, training for long-term care workers |  |
| ITP | Initiative 1183 | Alcohol | Would close state liquor stores; allow state licensing of private parties | |
| LRCA | SJR 8205 | Elections | Removes a provision about the length of time a voter must reside in Washington to vote for president or vice president | |
| LRCA | SJR 8206 | State budgets | Would require the transfer of additional funds to the budget stabilization account if the state has received "extraordinary revenue growth" | |
Not on the ballot
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| ITP | State Liquor Sales, Initiative 1157 | Alcohol | Allows stores with a 5-year record of no public safety violations to sell liquor | Withdrawn |
| ITP | Farm Animal Cruelty Prevention, Initiative 1130 (3) | Animal rights | Adopts new rules for egg-laying hens in Washington | 
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| ITP | Motor Vehicle Voter Approval, Initiative 1179 (6) | Transportation | Prohibits any government-imposed motor vehicle charges from taking effect unless approved by voters |
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| ITP | Petition Circulation, Initiative 1113 | Direct democracy measures | Makes it a crime to interfere with a signature gatherer or person trying to sign an initiative or referendum petition |
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| ITP | Liquor Privatization, Initiative 1114 | Alcohol | Allows stores that are at least 9,000 square feet in size to sell liquor |
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| ITP | Home Foreclosures, Initiative 1116 | Admin of gov't | Adds a statute relating to home foreclosures |
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| ITP | Health Insurance, Initiative 1117 | Healthcare | Allows state residents to opt out of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act |
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| ITP | Business and Occupation Taxes, Initiative 1118 | Taxes | Prohibits taxes on income received by small businesses, raise all other business taxes |
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| ITP | Public Assistance Eligibility Requirements, Initiative 1119 | Admin of gov't | Amends the requirements for state public assistance eligibility |
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| ITP | Medical Marijuana Act, Initiative 1121 | Marijuana | Relates to providers occupying municipal properties under the medical marijuana act |
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| ITP | Immigration Law Enforcement, Initiative 1122 | Immigration | Requires state and local agencies to enforce federal immigration laws |
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| ITP | Candidacy Petition Requirements, Initiative 1126 | Elections | Amends the requirements for candidacy petitions |
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| ITP | Sales Tax Measure, Initiative 1127 | Taxes | Sales tax would no longer be applicable to goods made in Washington |
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| ITP | Sex Offenders, Initiative 1143 | Law enforcement | Requires sex offenders in Washington to wear nondetachable transmitters |
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| ITP | Recall Superior Court Hearings Repeal, Initiative 1144 | Direct democracy measures | Would repeal laws providing for superior court hearings to determine the sufficiency of charges for recall |
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| ITP | Online Petition Circulation, Initiative 1145 | Direct democracy measures | Allows voters to sign certain petitions online |
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| ITP | Evergreen State College, Initiative 1146 | Education | Would cease operation of The Evergreen State College |
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| ITP | Foreign Students, Initiative 1147 | Education | Prohibits educating foreign students at regional universities, state universities, community colleges and vocational schools funded or subsidized by taxes |
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| ITP | Tax Subsidies, Initiative 1152 | Taxes | Would end certain tax subsidies. Additional collected revenues would fund health care and child care |
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| ITP | Healthcare Funds, Initiative 1156 & 1171 (8) | Taxes | Would fund certain health and child care services with revenues collected through use or sales taxes on certain goods and services |
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| ITP | State Song, Initiative 1158 | Admin of gov't | Would change the official Washington state song from “Washington My Home” to “Not In Our House” by Sir-Mix-A-Lot |
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| ITP | Vote for Presidential Candidate, Initiative 1173 | Elections | Would allow an elector pledged to a presidential candidate to vote for other candidates |
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| ITP | Marijuana Criminal Penalties, Initiative 1149 (3) | Marijuana | Would remove existing state civil and criminal penalties regarding marijuana |
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| LRCA | Salary Commission Amendment | Admin of gov't | Would authorize the state's independent salary commission to cut lawmakers' pay during tough economic times |
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| ITP | Supermajority Vote Required to Raise Taxes, Initiative 1181 & 1151 (8) | Taxes | Would require a 2/3 supermajority vote or 65% of the Washington State Legislature, or a statewide vote, for tax increases |
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Local ballot measures
- See also: Local ballot measure elections in 2011
See also
Articles
- Five measures to appear in the state of Washington, all three initiatives cleared
- Verification checks begin for Washington's 2011 initiatives
- Washington's petition deadline arrives, three initiatives expected to file
External links
State election crews verify submitted initiative petitions for 2011
Photo credit: Washington Secretary of State's office
Photo credit: Washington Secretary of State's office
- Washington Elections & Voting
- Proposed initiatives 2011
- Washington State's 2011 General Election Online Voters' Guide (dead link)
- The Freedom Foundation's 2011 Initiative Guide
Additional reading
- Washington Secretary of State - From Our Corner blog, "Gregoire, Reed certify 2011 election returns," December 5, 2011
- Washington Secretary of State - From Our Corner blog, "Talking the Mock…Election, that is," November 4, 2011
- The Olympian, "Reed predicts 47% turnout for Nov. 8 election," October 26, 2011
- The Olympian, "5 issues on state’s fall ballot," August 3, 2011
- Washington Secretary of State - From Our Corner blog, "Three initiatives make the ballot," August 2, 2011
- Washington Secretary of State - From Our Corner blog, "State election crews begin initiative checks," July 20, 2011
- Washington Secretary of State - From Our Corner blog, "Questions about initiatives with Co-Director of Elections," July 14, 2011
- Washington Secretary of State - From Our Corner blog, "Taking the initiative," July 8, 2011
- The Spokesman-Review, "Time to sign up or shut up as initiative deadline nears," July 2, 2011
- Associated Press, "WA lawmakers have less than 2 weeks left," April 13, 2011
- The Spokesman Review, "House panel won’t put gas tax hike on ballot this year," March 22, 2011
Editorials
- The Seattle Times, "Grass roots missing from this year's initiatives," July 21, 2011
- The Herald, "Early take on 3 measures," July 8, 2011
Footnotes
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