Author: Jackie Mitchell
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Voters in Seattle and King County, Washington, approved property tax measures
A parks and recreation property tax measure was on the ballot for voters in King County, Washington, and a library property tax measure was on the ballot for voters in Seattle. The measures were approved by 67% and 73% of voters, respectively, according to the unofficial election night report. After the election night report, 40%…
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Signatures submitted for veto referendum to keep Colorado from joining the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC)
Veto referendum sponsors Coloradans Vote reported submitting over 227,000 signatures to the secretary of state on the August 1 deadline. To qualify the measure for the 2020 ballot, 124,632 signatures must be verified as valid. The referendum petition effort seeks to put Senate Bill 42 (SB 42) to a statewide vote of the people…
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Signatures submitted for Referendum Measure 88 in WA, would force a statewide vote on legislature-approved affirmative action initiative
Proponents of Washington Referendum Measure 88 (R-88) targeting the 2019 ballot reported submitting 215,655 to the Secretary of State on July 27, 2019. To qualify, 129,811 valid signatures are required. Referendum Measure 88 would require Initiative 1000 (I-1000), which was approved by the legislature on April 28, 2019, to instead be placed on the 2019 ballot in…
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Signatures submitted for Arkansas optometry referendum
Petitioners for the Arkansas Practice of Optometry Referendum reported submitting more than 84,000 signatures by the July 23 deadline to qualify a veto referendum on House Bill 1251 for a statewide vote in 2020. A total of 53,491 signatures need to be valid to qualify the measure for the ballot. The requirement is based on…
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Signature deadlines nearing for 2019 Colorado initiatives
Signature deadlines for pending ballot measures in Colorado: 2020 veto referendum petitions: 124,632 valid signatures due by August 1, 2019 2019 ballot initiative petitions: 124,632 valid signatures due by August 5, 2019 The number of required signatures increased 26.54% for Colorado ballot measures following the 2018 elections due to higher voter turnout. Initiative signature requirements…
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Oregon voters will decide on increasing the cigarette tax and creating an e-cigarette tax to fund healthcare-related programs in 2020
House Bill 2270 would do the following if approved by voters in 2020: Increase cigarette tax from $1.33 per pack to $3.33 per pack; Impose a tax on inhalant delivery systems (such as e-cigarettes) at a rate of 65% of the wholesale price; and Increase the cap on cigar taxes from 50 cents to $1.00.…
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Florida Citizen Voters announces collecting 1.5 million signatures for 2020 initiative to require Florida voters to be U.S. citizens
On July 11, 2019, Florida Citizen Voters, sponsors of Florida Initiative 18-14, announced having collected more than 1.5 million signatures to qualify the initiative for the 2020 ballot. To qualify for the ballot, 766,200 valid signatures must be submitted by February 1, 2020. This measure would amend the Florida Constitution to state that only…
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Oregon legislature passed campaign finance amendment that will appear on 2020 ballot
Over the weekend, the Oregon State Legislature approved a constitutional amendment (SJR 18) that would authorize the state legislature and local governments to (1) enact laws or ordinances limiting campaign contributions and expenditures; (2) require disclosure of contributions and expenditures; and (3) require that political advertisements identify the people or entities that paid for them.…
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Second veto referendum effort filed targeting provisions of Oregon HB 3427, the Student Success Act
Two referendum petitions have been filed targeting House Bill 3427, referred to as the Student Success Act, which was signed into law on May 16, 2019. HB 3427 was designed to establish the Fund for Student Success and allocate funding to education purposes including the following: the creation of a grant program in the…
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Arkansas veto referendum petition filed seeking to block new optometry practice law letting optometrists perform some surgical procedures
On Tuesday, June 11, Arkansas lawyer and lobbyist Alex Gray filed a referendum petition on behalf of sponsors Safe Surgery Arkansas. The referendum petition effort seeks to overturn Act 579 (House Bill 1251), which was signed into law by Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) on March 27, 2019. Act 579 amended the definition of practice…