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Washington Inciting Violence Against a First Responder Initiative (2017)

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Inciting Violence Against a First Responder Initiative
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Election date
November 7, 2017
Topic
Law enforcement
Status
Not on the ballot
Type
State statute
Origin
Citizens

The Washington Inciting Violence Against a First Responder 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 established the crime of “inciting violence upon a first responder.” A person would have been deemed guilty of such crime if he or she advocated violence against a first responder.[1]

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title was:[1]

Initiative Measure No. 872 concerns the crime of inciting violence upon a first responder.

This measure would establish the crime of inciting violence upon a first responder; define “first responder”; specify the elements needed to prove the crime; and make this crime a gross misdemeanor.

Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2]

Ballot summary

The ballot summary was:[1]

This measure would establish the crime of “inciting violence upon a first responder.” Under the measure, a person would be guilty of the crime if (1) the person intends to incite, advocates, or makes imminent threats of violence against a first responder; (2) communicates such incitement, advocacy, or threat; and (3) such incitement, advocacy, or threat is likely to lead to violence. The measure defines “first responder.” It also makes the crime a gross misdemeanor.[2]

Support

Forrest Davison developed the initiative.[1]

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing the initiative process in Washington

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

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Washington Secretary of State, "Proposed Initiatives to the Legislature - 2016," accessed October 11, 2016
  2. 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. Washington Secretary of State, "Elections Calendar - 2016," accessed October 9, 2016
  4. Ballotpedia staff, "E-mail with Washington secretary of state's office," January 3, 2016