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Washington Sexual Health Education in Public Schools Initiative (2021)
| Washington Sexual Health Education in Public Schools Initiative | |
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| Election date November 2, 2021 | |
| Topic Education | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Washington Sexual Health Education in Public Schools Initiative (#1106, 1109) was not on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the Legislature, a type of indirect initiated state statute, on November 2, 2021.
This initiative was designed to repeal Senate Bill 5395 (2020) regarding sexual health education in public schools and make other changes to sexual health education policy.[1]
Text of measure
Full text
Path to the ballot
The state process
In Washington, the number of signatures required to qualify an indirectly initiated state statute—called an Initiative to the Legislature 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 indirect initiatives cannot be made more than 10 months before the regular session at which their proposal would be presented to lawmakers. Signatures must be submitted at least 10 days prior to the beginning of the legislative session in the year of the targeted election.
The requirements to get an Initiative to the Legislature certified for the 2021 ballot:
- Signatures: 259,622 valid signatures were required.
- Deadline: December 31, 2020
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 to appear before the legislature. If the legislature does not approve the measure, it is certified to appear on 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
- Georgene Faries submitted version #1106 the initiative on March 12, 2020, and version #1109 on April 7, 2020.[1]
- Sponsors did not submit signatures by the deadline.[2]
See also
External links
- Washington Secretary of State: Proposed Initiatives to the 2021 Legislature
- Initiative 1106 full text
- Initiative 1109 full text
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Washington Secretary of State, "Proposed Initiatives to the Legislature - 2020," accessed May 20, 2020
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, telephone communication with the Washington Secretary of State's office, January 1, 2021.
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