Washington Prohibit Restrictions on Purchase and Possession of Firearms Initiative (2024)
| Washington Prohibit Restrictions on Purchase and Possession of Firearms Initiative | |
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| Election date November 5, 2024 | |
| Topic Firearms | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Washington Prohibit Restrictions on Purchase and Possession of Firearms Initiative was not on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the People, a type of initiated state statute, on November 5, 2024.
This initiative would have prohibited government restrictions on the purchase or possession of firearms.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for the measure was as follows:
| “ | Initiative Measure No. 2021 concerns guns and other arms.
This measure would prohibit restrictions on the purchase or possession of guns or arms by law-abiding citizens absent a uniform federal standard, and prohibit government registries of law-abiding citizens purchasing or owning guns. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2] |
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary for the measure was as follows:
| “ | This measure would prohibit the government from restricting the purchase or possession of guns or other arms by “law-abiding citizens,” a defined term, absent a uniform federal standard, and would prohibit government registries of such citizens. The measure would make existing restrictions on sales of pistols, semiautomatic and assault weapons, and large-capacity magazines applicable only to non-law-abiding citizens. It would also amend various laws related to licensed firearms dealers and certain Consumer Protection Act claims.[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text of the initiative is available here.
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 2024 ballot:
- Signatures: 324,516 valid signatures
- Deadline: July 5, 2024
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 the initiative on January 11, and ballot language was issued for the initiative on January 24, 2024.[1]
- Sponsors did not submit signatures for the initiative by the deadline.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Washington Secretary of State, "2024 Proposed Initiatives to the People," accessed January 24, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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