Washington Municipal Telecommunications Initiative (2017)
| Washington Municipal Telecommunications Initiative | |
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| Election date November 7, 2017 | |
| Topic County and municipal governance and Utilities | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Washington Municipal Telecommunications 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 authorized cities and public utility districts to provide telecommunications services, including telephone service, broadband communication, and broadband-based television, with voter approval.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title was:[1]
| “ | Initiative Measure No. 885 concerns municipally provided telecommunications services.
This measure would authorize cities and public utility districts, when approved by their voters, to provide telecommunications services including wired and wireless telephone service, wired and wireless broadband communication, and broadband-based television. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2] |
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary was:[1]
| “ | This measure would authorize cities and public utility districts, when approved by qualified voters of the city or public utility district, to provide all types of telecommunications services to the public, including wired and wireless telephone service, wired and wireless broadband communication, and broadband-based television through means including twisted pairs, coaxial cable, power lines, optical cable, or other forms of transmission.[2] | ” |
Support
John Woods developed 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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