Washington No Special Session Reimbursements Unless Budget Passed Initiative (2017)
| Washington No Special Session Reimbursements Unless Budget Passed Initiative | |
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| Election date November 7, 2017 | |
| Topic State legislatures measures | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Washington No Special Session Reimbursements Unless Budget Passed Initiative was not on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the People, a type of initiated state statute, on November 7, 2017.
The measure would have provided that state legislators do not receive reimbursements during a special session unless a budget was passed before the special session began.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title was:[1]
| “ | Initiative Measure No. 1573 concerns reimbursement payments to legislators related to special sessions.
This measure would prevent reimbursement of legislators’ expenses relating to special legislative sessions unless the budget or supplemental budget is passed before the special session, and provide for enforcement and sanctions for violations. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2] |
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary was:[1]
| “ | This measure would prevent members of the house or senate from receiving reimbursement for costs and expenses related to special legislative sessions unless a budget has been passed for an upcoming biennium (for special sessions in an odd-numbered years), or a supplemental budget is passed for the current biennium (for special sessions in even-numbered years). The measure would also provide for civil actions by the attorney general, prosecutor, or citizen, to impose sanctions and remedies.[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Washington, the signature requirement for Initiatives to the People is equivalent to 8 percent of the votes cast for the office of governor at the last gubernatorial election.
To make the 2017 ballot, proponents of Initiatives to the People were required to submit at least 259,622 valid signatures by July 7, 2017.[3] No signatures were turned in for the initiative by the deadline.[4]
See also
- 2017 ballot measures
- Washington 2017 ballot measures
- Laws governing the initiative process in Washington
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Washington Secretary of State, "Proposed Initiatives to the People - 2017," accessed June 13, 2017
- ↑ 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 January 10, 2017
- ↑ Northwest Public Radio, “Election Rarity: No Initiatives Qualify For November Statewide Ballot In Washington,” July 7, 2017
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