Washington Toll Revenue Dedicated to Transportation Lockbox Initiative (2018)
| Washington Toll Revenue Dedicated to Transportation Lockbox | |
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| Election date November 6, 2018 | |
| Topic State and local government budgets, spending and finance | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Washington Toll Revenue Dedicated to Transportation Lockbox Initiative (#1579) was not on the ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the People, a type of initiated state statute, on November 6, 2018.
This lockbox measure would have required that certain revenue from tolls and motor vehicle taxes and other transportation funds be earmarked for specific transportation projects.[1] [2]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for this initiative is below:[2]
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Initiative Measure No. 1579 concerns transportation. This measure would require that certain tolls fund project-specific purposes, end when project costs are paid, and use non-variable pricing; limit use of transportation-related funds; and prohibit non-highway uses of state highway lanes. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ] [3] |
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Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this initiative is below:[2]
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This measure would require that certain tolls fund only project-specific purposes, do not use variable pricing, and end when project costs are paid; prohibit transfer of the motor vehicle fund or toll revenue funds to the general fund; limit use of such funds to transportation purposes; require that the state use state highway lanes for highway purposes; and prohibit non-highway uses of state highway lanes that were paid for with gas taxes or toll revenue.[3] |
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Full text
- The full text of the measure is available 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 2018 ballot:
- Signatures: 259,622 valid signatures were required.
- Deadline: The deadline to submit signatures was July 6, 2018.
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
- Tim Eyman submitted this initiative on January 8, 2018.[2]
- A ballot title and summary were issued for it on January 16, 2018.[2]
- Proponents of the initiative did not submit signatures to the secretary of state's office by the July 6, 2018, deadline and the measure was not put on the ballot.[4][2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Washington secretary of state, "Initiative 1579 Text," accessed January 24, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Washington secretary of state, "Proposed Initiatives to the People - 2018," accessed January 24, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff Writer, Email communication with Lydia Plukchi of the Washington Secretary of State's office, July 9, 2018.
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