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Washington Ban Research and Experiments on Cats and Dogs Initiative (2022)
| Washington Ban Research and Experiments on Cats and Dogs Initiative | |
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| Election date November 8, 2022 | |
| Topic Treatment of animals | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Washington Ban Research and Experiments on Cats and Dogs 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 prohibited confinement, research, and experiments of cats and dogs by laboratories, research operations, and breeding mills.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for the initiative is below:
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Initiative Measure No. 1872 concerns the humane treatment of cats and dogs. This measure would prohibit certain experiments, research, and confinement of cats and dogs; prohibit use of cats and dogs in experiments, with exceptions; regulate breeding mills and sales; and provide penalties. 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 prohibit certain experiments, research, and confinement of cats and dogs by laboratories, research operations, and breeding mills. It would prohibit use of cats and dogs in experiments, with certain exceptions, and limit knowing sales of cats and dogs for research, experimentation or breeding without buyer’s confirmation of legal compliance. It would require the Department of Agriculture to approve and determine conditions of breeding mills and investigate complaints; and provide penalties for violations. [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
- Clifford Greene filed the initiative on January 20, 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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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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