The Washington Vaccinations, Infectious Disease Data, and Affirmative Action Policies Initiative 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 would have required the state to provide vaccinations (for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases) to all at no cost and to publicize infectious disease data 60 days after a public health emergency ends. It would have also allowed the state to implement affirmative action policies.[1][2]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot titles for the different versions of the initiative would have been as follows.[2]
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Initiative Measure No. 1120 concerns prohibiting discrimination and remedying discrimination and underrepresentation.
This measure would allow the state to remedy discrimination and underrepresentation of disadvantaged groups in the public sector; expand prohibitions on discrimination by the state, including by law enforcement; and promote no-cost vaccinations.
Should this measure be enacted into law?[3]
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Initiative Measure No. 1200 concerns protections against discrimination.
This measure would extend statutory protections against discrimination to public health and safety; remove a prohibition on preferential treatment by government; specify circumstances that are not prohibited discrimination; and define certain statutory terms.
Should this measure be enacted into law?[3]
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Initiative Measure No. 1234 concerns prohibiting discrimination and remedying discrimination and underrepresentation.
This measure would allow the state to remedy discrimination and underrepresentation of disadvantaged groups in the public sector, expand prohibitions on discrimination by the state, including by law enforcement, and promote no-cost vaccinations.
Should this measure be enacted into law?[3]
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Initiative Measure No. 1268 concerns prohibiting discrimination and remedying discrimination and underrepresentation.
This measure would allow the state to remedy discrimination and underrepresentation of disadvantaged groups in the public sector, expand prohibitions on discrimination by the state, including by law enforcement, and promote no-cost vaccinations.
Should this measure be enacted into law?[3]
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Initiative Measure No. 1269 concerns prohibiting discrimination and remedying discrimination and underrepresentation.
This measure would extend statutory protections against discrimination to public health and safety; amend the statutory prohibition on preferential treatment by government; specify circumstances that are not prohibited discrimination; and add definitions.
Should this measure be enacted into law?[3]
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Ballot summary
The ballot summaries for the different versions of the initiative would have been as follows.[2]
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This measure would allow the state to remedy discrimination and
underrepresentation of disadvantaged groups in the public sector, including by limiting the current prohibition on preferential treatment. It would prohibit the state from discriminating in public health and safety, expand the grounds upon which the state may not discriminate, and prohibit the discriminatory use of deadly force by law enforcement. It would require government agencies to work to ensure all residents can receive no-cost vaccinations[3]
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This measure would extend statutory protections against discrimination to public health and safety; prohibit discrimination in COVID-19 testing, tracing, and treatment; require the state to provide no-cost COVID-19 vaccines, when available, without discrimination; declare protection from discriminatory use of deadly force, including chokeholds, by law enforcement as a civil right under state law; remove a statutory prohibition on preferential treatment by state and local government; specify circumstances that are not prohibited discrimination; and add definitions.[3]
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This measure would extend statutory protections against discrimination to public health and safety; prohibit discrimination in COVID-19 testing, tracing, and treatment; require the state to provide no-cost COVID-19 vaccines, when available, without discrimination; declare protection from discriminatory use of deadly force, including chokeholds, by law enforcement as a civil right under state law; remove a statutory prohibition on preferential treatment by state and local government; specify circumstances that are not prohibited discrimination; and add definitions.[3]
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This measure would extend statutory protections against discrimination to public health and safety; prohibit discrimination in COVID-19 testing, tracing, and treatment; require the state to provide no-cost COVID-19 vaccines, when available, without discrimination; declare protection from discriminatory use of deadly force, including chokeholds, by law enforcement as a civil right under state law; specify circumstances that are not prohibited discrimination; and add definitions.[3]
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This measure would extend statutory protections against discrimination to public health and safety; prohibit discrimination in COVID-19 testing, tracing, and treatment; require the state to provide no-cost COVID-19 vaccines, when available, without discrimination; declare protection from discriminatory use of deadly force, including chokeholds, by law enforcement as a civil right under state law; amend the statutory prohibition on preferential treatment by state and local government; specify circumstances that are not prohibited discrimination; and add definitions.[3]
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Full text
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing the initiative process in Washington
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:
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
- Terryl Ross, Lynn French, and Julia Bobadilla-Melby filed many versions of the initiative, some of which were since withdrawn by sponsors. For a list of all the filed versions and their statuses, click here.[2]
- Sponsors did not submit signatures by the deadline.[4]
See also
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