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Washington Repeal Long-Term Services and Support Trusts Program Initiative (2022)
| Washington Repeal Long-Term Services and Support Trusts Program Initiative | |
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| Election date November 8, 2022 | |
| Topic State and local government budgets, spending and finance and Healthcare | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Washington Repeal Long-Term Services and Support Trusts Program Initiative was not on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the People, a type of initiated state statute, on November 8, 2022.
The initiative would have repealed the Long-Term Services and Support Trusts Program, which funds certain long-term care services through a 0.58% premiums assessed on wages.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for the initiative is below:
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Initiative Measure No. 1879 concerns repealing the long-term services and supports trust program. This measure would repeal the long-term services and supports trust program, which provides funding for long-term services to eligible beneficiaries needing assistance through an assessed premium of 0.58 percent of wages. Should this measure be enacted into law? [2] |
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary for the initiative is below:
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This measure would repeal the long-term services and supports trust program, which provides funding for eligible beneficiaries to obtain services such as nursing home services, adult day services, memory care, respite for family caregivers, home-delivered meals, transportation, dementia supports, in-home personal care, assisted living, adult family home services, and related services. The program is to be paid for through 0.58% premiums assessed against wages. The measure would repeal the assessment retroactive to January 1, 2022. [2] |
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Full text
The full text of 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 2022 ballot:
- Signatures: 324,516 valid signatures
- Deadline: July 8, 2022
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
- Michael McKee of Restore Washington filed the initiative on January 31, 2022. Ballot language was issued for the measure on February 9, 2022.[1]
- Signatures for the measure were not submitted by the deadline on July 8, 2022, therefore the initiative did not qualify for the 2022 ballot.[1]
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Footnotes
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State of Washington Olympia (capital) |
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