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Counties certify November general election; 2015 turnout is the worst in state history

Well, it’s offi­cial: The 2015 gen­er­al elec­tion has now been cer­ti­fied by Wash­ing­ton State’s thir­­ty-nine coun­ties, and as we pro­ject­ed ear­li­er this month, turnout end­ed up between 38% and 39% (to be pre­cise, 38.45% statewide), which means it’s offi­cial­ly the worst in record­ed state his­to­ry. The pre­vi­ous low of 40.18% was set in 1985. Below is […]

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New legal challenge filed against Tim Eyman’s hostage-taking I‑1366 in Superior Court

With Wash­ing­ton’s 2015 gen­er­al elec­tion on the verge of being cer­ti­fied, the time has come to con­tin­ue the fight against Tim Eyman’s I‑1366 in the courts. Accord­ing­ly, attor­neys with Paci­fi­ca Law Group have filed a new law­suit seek­ing a declara­to­ry judg­ment that I‑1366 exceeds the scope of the ini­tia­tive pow­er and vio­lates mul­ti­ple pro­vi­sions of […]