Washington Prohibit State Government from Interfering with Local Housing and Land Use Decisions Initiative (2024)
| Washington Prohibit State Government from Interfering with Local Housing and Land Use Decisions Initiative | |
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| Election date November 5, 2024 | |
| Topic Housing | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Washington Prohibit State Government from Interfering with Local Housing and Land Use Decisions 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 the state government from interfering or overriding with certain local government comprehensive planning decisions on housing and land use.[1]
Text of measure
The full text and ballot language for the initiative can be found 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 10, 2024.[1]
- Sponsors did not submit signatures for the initiative by the deadline.
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