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Washington Limit Vehical License Renewal Taxes and Fees to $30 Initiative (2021)

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Limit Vehical License Renewal Taxes and Fees to $30 Initiative
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Election date
November 2, 2021
Topic
Taxes
Status
Not on the ballot
Type
State statute
Origin
Citizens

The Washington Limit Vehical License Renewal Taxes and Fees to $30 Initiative (#1112) 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 was designed to limit motor vehicle taxes and fees to $30.[1]

Washington Initiative 976 was on the ballot in 2019 where it was approved in a vote of 53% to 47%. The measure was set to take effect on December 5, 2019, but, as of July 30, 2020, was on hold pending the resolution of legal challenges.

Text of measure

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Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing the initiative process in Washington

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:

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

  • Michael McKee of Restore Washington filed this initiative on May 12, 2020.[1]
  • Sponsors did not submit signatures by the deadline.[2]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Washington Secretary of State, "Proposed Initiatives to the Legislature - 2020," accessed May 20, 2020
  2. Ballotpedia staff, telephone communication with the Washington Secretary of State's office, January 1, 2021.