Vote 2015
Vote 2015

Just-released reports from coun­ty elec­tions offi­cials show that oppo­si­tion to Tim Eyman’s I‑1366 is increas­ing across Wash­ing­ton State, dri­ving the ini­tia­tive’s lev­el of sup­port down below 54%, which is where it stood at the end of last night.

Vot­ers in Mar­tin Luther King Jr. Coun­ty, the state’s largest pop­u­la­tion cen­ter, are pow­er­ing the gains by say­ing NO to I‑1366 more loud­ly than they did last night.

The 4:21 PM report from King Coun­ty Elec­tions shows that oppo­si­tion to I‑1366 in King now stands at 58.68%, up from 57.54% last night. That is a very nice one-day improve­ment, and we hope to see a sim­i­lar jump tomorrow.

How­ev­er, King Coun­ty vot­ers aren’t the only ones help­ing to dri­ve Eyman’s num­bers down. I‑1366 is also los­ing ground in impor­tant swing counties:

  • In Sno­homish Coun­ty, the NO vote increased to 43.44%, up from 42.62%
  • In What­com coun­ty, the NO vote increased to 48.78%, up from 47.98%
  • In Spokane Coun­ty, the NO vote increased to 41.18%, up from 40.47%
  • In Pierce Coun­ty, the NO vote increased to 40.80%, up from 40.77%.
  • In Clark Coun­ty, the NO vote increased to 43.13%, up from 42.99%.

This is good news too. The trend is cer­tain­ly encour­ag­ing. But there may sim­ply not be enough late votes against I‑1366 to kill it in the court of pub­lic opinion.

Even if there aren’t, it’s very sat­is­fy­ing to see I‑1366 los­ing ground. We def­i­nite­ly made a dif­fer­ence by work­ing hard with our coali­tion part­ners to ensure that I‑1366 was met with deter­mined oppo­si­tion. If we have to go to court to fin­ish off this abom­i­na­tion, we will. We’ll nev­er stop fight­ing to defend our Con­sti­tu­tion and our com­mon wealth from Tim Eyman’s destruc­tive ini­tia­tive factory.

About the author

Andrew Villeneuve is the founder and executive director of the Northwest Progressive Institute, as well as the founder of NPI's sibling, the Northwest Progressive Foundation. He has worked to advance progressive causes for over two decades as a strategist, speaker, author, and organizer. Andrew is also a cybersecurity expert, a veteran facilitator, a delegate to the Washington State Democratic Central Committee, and a member of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps.

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2 replies on “Opposition to Tim Eyman’s I‑1366 grows in King County and across Washington State”

  1. Andrew,
    Just want­i­ng to thank you for your con­tin­u­ing efforts to elim­i­nate the con­tin­u­ing dam­age caused by Tim Eyman. Per­haps the cur­rent inves­ti­ga­tions will lead to jail time!
    Thanks for all that you do.
    Cheers!
    Karen

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