Washington Repeal Laws Adopted by Reference Initiative (2017)
| Washington Repeal Laws Adopted by Reference 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 Repeal Laws Adopted by Reference Initiative, also known as Initiative 886, 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 The measure would have repealed all laws, codes, rules, and regulations that were written and enacted by cross-referencing other material that did not include guides to the referenced material for public inspection.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title was:[1]
| “ | Initiative Measure No. 886 concerns repealing legislation and regulations containing material adopted by reference.
This measure would repeal current laws, codes, rules and regulations that were promulgated by adopting referenced material without purchasing and publishing the referenced material, and without a state administrative process and sunset clause. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2] |
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary was:[1]
| “ | This measure would repeal all laws, codes, rules and regulations currently in force that have been promulgated by adopting referenced material without purchasing copy written referenced material and publishing the referenced material with finding guides for public inspection, and that were promulgated without a state administrative process, and that were adopted into law without a sunset clause.[2] | ” |
Support
John Worthington 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 31, 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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