Eyman makes appointment to turn in signatures for Referendum 65
The Seattle P-I's Chris McGann files an interesting report:
Expect that Eyman will have the signatures needed, so you're not surprised, but do hope that he's actually failed and has extended his recent losing streak.
Whatever the reason, Tim Eyman was mum Thursday about whether he has enough signatures to get the measure to repeal the state's new gay civil-rights law on the ballot.It's hard to say whether Eyman has enough signatures to make the ballot or not. This could be an appointment to actually turn in signatures, or it could be a stunt, where Tim tries to keep everyone in suspense as long as he possibly can, and make an announcement like "we came really close, but we didn't make it" which is what he did a couple years ago with I-864.
"We haven't put out any announcement and when we have we'll definitely let you know," said Eyman, who in recent years has found increasingly attention-grabbing ways of presenting his initiative signatures for review.
He apparently wasn't so coy with Tina Clarke, initiative supervisor for the Secretary of State's office, who confirmed that Eyman made an 11 a.m. appointment on Monday to turn in signatures for Referendum 65.
About an hour later he e-mailed a terse announcement: "We'll be bringing down petitions ... Monday." Two weeks ago, Eyman reported that volunteers had gathered 30,755 signatures, a far cry from the 112,440 needed by Tuesday's deadline to get the measure on the ballot this fall.
Expect that Eyman will have the signatures needed, so you're not surprised, but do hope that he's actually failed and has extended his recent losing streak.
