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Washington Tolls for Road Projects Initiative (2017)
| Washington Tolls for Road Projects Initiative | |
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| Election date November 7, 2017 | |
| Topic Transportation | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Washington Tolls for Road Projects Initiative was not on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the People, a type of initiated state statute, on November 7, 2017.
The measure would have required the use of tolls on highways and bridges to be restricted to providing revenue for specific and related projects. It would have also terminated the tolls after the projects were paid for.[1]
Tim Eyman developed the initiative.
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title was:[1]
| “ | Initiative Measure No. 1551 concerns state highways.
This measure would require that bridge or highway tolls be used for certain “project-specific” highway purposes, be uniform and consistent, and end when project-costs are paid; and restrict state-highway lanes for highway purposes. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][2] |
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary was:[1]
| “ | This measure would require certain bridge or highway tolls to be used only for certain project-specific highway purposes, including construction and capital improvements. “Project-specific” means only for that particular highway or bridge. It would require tolls to be uniform and consistent and end when project costs are paid. It would prohibit the use or transfer of state highway lanes for non-highway purposes when lanes were originally paid for with gas taxes or tolls.[2] | ” |
Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Support
Tim Eyman, Leo J. Fagan, and M.J. Fagan sponsored the initiative's filing.[1]
Path to the ballot
In Washington, the signature requirement for Initiatives to the People is equivalent to 8 percent of the votes cast for the office of governor at the last gubernatorial election. No signatures were turned in for the initiative by the deadline.[3]
To make the 2017 ballot, proponents of Initiatives to the People were required to submit at least 259,622 valid signatures by July 7, 2017.[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 People - 2017," accessed January 11, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Northwest Public Radio, “Election Rarity: No Initiatives Qualify For November Statewide Ballot In Washington,” July 7, 2017
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Elections Calendar - 2016," accessed January 10, 2017
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