Washington Withdraw from National Popular Vote Interstate Compact Initiative (2022)
| Washington Withdraw from National Popular Vote Interstate Compact Initiative | |
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| Election date November 8, 2022 | |
| Topic Elections and campaigns | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Washington Withdraw from National Popular Vote Interstate Compact Initiative was not on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the People, a type of initiated state statute, on November 8, 2022.
The initiative would have withdrawn Washington from the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for the initiative is below:
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Initiative Measure No. 1878 concerns presidential electors. This measure would change Washington’s method for selecting presidential electors to select one elector from each congressional district and two statewide electors, and would withdraw Washington from the interstate popular vote compact. Should this measure be enacted into law? [2] |
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary for the initiative is below:
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This measure would change the State’s method for selecting presidential electors. There would be one elector for each congressional district and two electors for the state, selected by the political party for the presidential and vice presidential candidates who received the most number of votes in the district or state, respectively. Washington would withdraw from an interstate compact in which joining states agree to select electors based on the national popular vote, upon certain conditions. [2] |
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Full text
The full text of the initiative can be found here.
Path to the ballot
The state process
In Washington, the number of signatures required to qualify a directly initiated state statute—called an Initiative to the People 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 direct initiatives cannot be made more than 10 months before the general election at which their proposal would be presented to voters. Signatures must be submitted at least four months prior to the general election.
The requirements to get an Initiative to the People certified for the 2022 ballot:
- Signatures: 324,516 valid signatures
- Deadline: July 8, 2022
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 for 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
- Michael McKee of Restore Washington filed the initiative on January 28, 2022. Ballot language was issued for the measure on February 9, 2022.[1]
- Signatures for the measure were not submitted by the deadline on July 8, 2022, therefore the initiative did not qualify for the 2022 ballot.[1]
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Footnotes
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