Washington Department of Transportation Plastic Recycling Collection Zones Initiative (2021)
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| Election date November 2, 2021 | |
| Topic Environment and Transportation | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Washington Department of Transportation Plastic Recycling Collection Zones Initiative (#1270) was not on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the Legislature, a type of indirect initiated state statute, on November 2, 2021.
This initiative would have directed the Washington Department of Transportation to enact a plan to create plastic recycling zones around certain highway transportation system properties.[1][2]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for this initiative is below:[2]
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Initiative Measure No. 1270 concerns plastic waste packaging recycle collection zones on highway transportation property. This measure would require the department of transportation to enact a plan for creating and managing plastic and synthetic fiber container recycle collection zones on highway transportation system property, and awarding redemptions. Should this measure be enacted into law? [3] |
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this initiative is below:[2]
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This measure would require the department of transportation to enact a stewardship plan for creating recycle collection zones within and around certain specified state highway routes for plastic and synthetic fiber containers, to evaluate bridges and state highways in populated areas for new collection areas, and to develop construction plans based on the evaluations. The department would manage the collection of recyclables, award redemptions based on weight, and give tax incentives to participating business entities. [3] |
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Full text
The full text of the initiative is available here.
Path to the ballot
The state process
In Washington, the number of signatures required to qualify an indirectly initiated state statute—called an Initiative to the Legislature 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 indirect initiatives cannot be made more than 10 months before the regular session at which their proposal would be presented to lawmakers. Signatures must be submitted at least 10 days prior to the beginning of the legislative session in the year of the targeted election.
The requirements to get an Initiative to the Legislature certified for the 2021 ballot:
- Signatures: 259,622 valid signatures were required.
- Deadline: December 31, 2020
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 to appear before the legislature. If the legislature does not approve the measure, it is certified to appear on 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
- Regis Costello submitted the initiative on October 2, 2020. Ballot language was issued for it on October 28, 2020.[2]
- Sponsors did not submit signatures by the deadline.[4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Initiative #1270 Text," accessed November 16, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Washington Secretary of State, "Proposed Initiatives to the 2021 Legislature," accessed November 16, 2020
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, telephone communication with the Washington Secretary of State's office, January 1, 2021.
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