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Washington Ban on Red-Light Cameras Initiative (2017)
| Washington Ban on Red-Light Cameras Initiative | |
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| Election date November 7, 2017 | |
| Topic Transportation | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Washington Ban on Red-Light Cameras Initiative did not qualify for the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the Legislature, a type of indirect initiated state statute, on November 7, 2017. The measure would have required the removal of existing “automatic ticketing cameras" and ban installing new ones to impose fines unless voters approve them.[1]
Tim Eyman developed the initiative.
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title was:[1]
| “ | Initiative Measure No. 835 concerns automated traffic cameras
This measure would prohibit the installation or use of “automatic ticketing cameras” (as defined) to impose fines, and require the removal of existing “automatic ticketing cameras,” unless approved by voters of the jurisdiction. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2] |
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary was:[1]
| “ | This measure would prohibit installing or using “automatic ticketing cameras” to impose fines, and require the removal of existing “automatic ticketing cameras,” unless their installation and use is approved by voters of the jurisdiction in a general election. Without voter approval, the jurisdiction would be required to stop issuing tickets using “automatic ticketing cameras,” but must continue paying monthly fees required by contract for the equipment, unless a different agreement is reached with camera suppliers.[2] | ” |
Support
Tim Eyman designed the initiative.[1]
Path to the ballot
To make the 2017 ballot, proponents of Initiatives to the Legislature were required to submit at least 246,372 valid signatures by December 30, 2016.[3] If certified, initiatives are sent to the Washington House of Representatives and Washington State Senate for consideration. The legislature chooses whether to enact the measure, send it to the 2017 ballot alone, or send it to the ballot alongside an alternative proposition.
Proponents of the initiative did not submit a sufficient number of signatures, according to the secretary of state's office.[4]
See also
- 2017 ballot measures
- Washington 2017 ballot measures
- Laws governing the initiative process in Washington
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Washington Secretary of State, "Proposed Initiatives to the Legislature - 2016," accessed October 11, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Elections Calendar - 2016," accessed October 9, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "E-mail with Washington secretary of state's office," January 3, 2016
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