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Washington App-Based Driver Compensation and Rideshare Company Policies Initiative (2022)
| Washington App-Based Driver Compensation and Rideshare Company Policies Initiative | |
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| Election date November 8, 2022 | |
| Topic Business regulation | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Washington App-Based Driver Compensation and Rideshare Company Policies Initiative was not on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the People, a type of initiated state statute, on November 8, 2022.
The initiative would have provided that app-based drivers keep 100% of tips and prohibited ride-share companies from decreasing compensation based on the driver's earned tips. The initiative would have directed rideshare companies to create and publish sexual harassment and discrimination prevention policies; required the disclosure of fees; and required that drivers receive 80% of fees.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for the initiative is below:
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Initiative Measure No. 1871 concerns rideshare services. This measure would prohibit certain ridesharing companies from retaining tips and specified service charges, or counting them toward compensation; prohibit discrimination and harassment; prohibit concealed or excessive fees, as defined; and create remedies. Should this measure be enacted into law? [2] |
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary for the initiative is below:
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This measure would require that drivers for certain transportation network companies receive 100 percent of tips and specified service charges, and prohibit companies from reducing drivers’ compensation based on such payments. It would prohibit discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, and require appropriate policies. The measure would require fee disclosure to customers and drivers and that drivers receive at least 80 percent of fees. It would create remedies and require certain implementing regulations. [2] |
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Full text
The full text of the initiative can be found here.
Path to the ballot
The state process
In Washington, the number of signatures required to qualify a directly initiated state statute—called an Initiative to the People in Washington—for the ballot is equal to 8 percent of the votes cast for the office of governor at the last regular gubernatorial election. Initial filings for direct initiatives cannot be made more than 10 months before the general election at which their proposal would be presented to voters. Signatures must be submitted at least four months prior to the general election.
The requirements to get an Initiative to the People certified for the 2022 ballot:
- Signatures: 324,516 valid signatures
- Deadline: July 8, 2022
The secretary of state verifies the signatures using a random sample method. If the sample indicates that the measure has sufficient signatures, the measure is certified for the ballot. However, if the sample indicates that the measure has insufficient signatures, every signature is checked. Under Washington law, a random sample result may not invalidate a petition.
Details about this initiative
- Robert Gulbranson filed the initiative on January 12, 2022.[1]
- Signatures for the measure were not submitted by the deadline on July 8, 2022, therefore the initiative did not qualify for the 2022 ballot.[1]
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Footnotes
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