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Supreme Court to Rule on Right to Privacy for Referendum Petition Signers
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether the First Amendment requires that the names of people who sign ballot-initiative petitions be kept secret.
Wash. activists file initiative to legalize marijuana
Five activists filed a ballot initiative Monday that would legalize all adult marijuana possession, manufacturing and sales under Washington state law - one of the most sweeping efforts at marijuana reform playing out around the country this year.
When Voters Disrupt the Tea Party
Here's a story you may have missed because it flies in the face of the dreary conventional wisdom: When advocates of public programs take on the right-wing anti-government crowd directly, the government-haters lose.
Legislative session will shape Eyman’s next initiative
Professional initiative promoter Tim Eyman says he’ll be back next year with another ballot measure, and how state lawmakers handle taxes in January will have a lot to do with what he proposes.
Washington’s Tim Eyman and his initiative future
Conservative initiative activist Tim Eyman - Washington state's answer to Oregon's Bill Sizemore - lost his second major initiative in a row when voters rejected his I-1033 proposal. That leads Joel Connelly at Seattlepi.com to ask whether it is the "end of Eymanism," but AP writer Curt Woodward has it right when he says Eyman has now become an established part of the state's political routine.
I-1033 collided with a hard-times budget
It’s not just that Initiative 1033 lost, but the margin by which it lost: 12 percent, as of Wednesday afternoon. It was a blow-out, and several factors were at work.
Post-election look
Voters spoke loud and clear in Tuesday’s general election. Across the State of Washington, Tim Eyman’s Initiative 1033 is failing (by big margins) and Referendum 71, which extends rights of domestic partners, was passing.
The End of Eymanism?
As the state's vote count from Tuesday's election goes on - and on - returns show that reliable, longtime bastions of support are "Going South" on professional initiative sponsor Tim Eyman.
Maine, Washington Defeat Referendums on Tax Extremism
In Maine and Washington State, voters Tuesday overwhelmingly told the extremist right-wing, anti-worker crowd to take their efforts to cripple state governments and slash vital services and shove them.
Eyman concedes defeat for I-1033
Tim Eyman, the backer of Initiative 1033, admitted Tuesday night that the effort to cap city, county and state revenue increases appeared headed for defeat, but he told The Associated Press that votes had not given politicians a mandate to raise taxes.
