Washington Voter Approval of Tolls Initiative (2017)
| Washington Voter Approval of Tolls Initiative | |
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| Election date November 7, 2017 | |
| Topic Transportation | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Washington Voter Approval of Tolls 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 required voter approval for certain new bridge or highway tolls. It would have also prohibited variable pricing at tolls.[1]
Tim Eyman developed the initiative.
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title was:[1]
| “ | Initiative Measure No. 874 concerns tolls.
This measure would require that certain new bridge or highway tolls receive voter approval; and certain tolls be uniform and consistent, not include variable-pricing, fund specific purposes, and end when project-costs are paid. 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 that certain new bridge or highway tolls be approved by the voters before taking effect. It would require certain tolls to be uniform and consistent, and prohibit variable pricing. It would require toll revenue to be used only for project specific highway purposes, including construction and capital improvements, and prohibit their use for non-highway purposes. It would require that tolls only be imposed until the cost of the project is paid.[2] | ” |
Support
Tim Eyman, Leo J. Fagan, and M.J. Fagan designed 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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