Washington Legal Rights for Firearm Ownership Initiative (2020)
| Washington Firearm Rights Initiative | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Firearms | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Washington Firearm Rights Initiative (#1672-1675) was not on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the People, a type of initiated state statute, on November 3, 2020.
This initiative would have prohibited state and local governments from confiscating firearms without due process; prohibited a state or local government firearm registry; and prohibited a state or local government from limiting "a law-abiding citizen’s right to purchase or own a firearm used for personal protection or its ammunition unless a uniform federal standard is required." The different versions vary slightly.[1]
Text of measure
Full text
- Initiative 1672 full text
- Initiative 1673 full text
- Initiative 1674 full text
- Initiative 1675 full text
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 2020 ballot:
- Signatures: 259,622 valid signatures were required.
- Deadline: The deadline to submit signatures was July 2, 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 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
- Larry Jensen filed four versions of the initiative (#1672-1675) on January 9, 2020.[1]
- Proponents did not submit signatures for the initiative by the deadline on July 2, 2020.[1]
See also
External links
- Washington Secretary of State: Proposed Initiatives to the People - 2020
- Initiative 1672 full text
- Initiative 1673 full text
- Initiative 1674 full text
- Initiative 1675 full text
Footnotes
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