Washington Size of Supreme Court Initiative (2017)
| Washington Size of Supreme Court Initiative | |
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| Election date November 7, 2017 | |
| Topic State judiciary | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Washington Size of Supreme Court Initiative 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 reduced the size of the Washington Supreme Court from nine to five justices.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title was:[1]
| “ | Initiative Measure No. 834 concerns the Washington Supreme Court.
This measure would reduce the number of Washington Supreme Court justices from nine to five, with all positions elected together beginning with the next election, and end early the terms of current justices. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2] |
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary was:[1]
| “ | This measure would reduce the membership on the Washington Supreme Court from nine justices to five justices. All five justices would be elected for six-year terms. At the next general election after this measure is enacted, any of the current nine justices could run for any of the five positions on the court, and the terms of office of any justices not elected at that election would expire the following January.[2] | ” |
Support
Matt Shea 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 11, 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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