House Bill 2023 is one step closer to becoming law after receiving a strong affirmative bipartisan vote prior to cutoff.
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Watch President Biden’s Valley Forge speech on upholding American democracy
On January 5th, President Biden traveled to Pennsylvania to repudiate Donald Trump’s fascist politics and call for Americans to unite against authoritarianism. Watch the speech or read an annotated transcript.
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Supreme Court weighs lawsuit challenging Washington’s signature verification system
“Without direct review, tens of thousands of fully qualified voters will be disenfranchised for nothing more than their penmanship,” argued attorney Kevin Hamilton, representing three groups who have sued the Washington Secretary of State and King County Elections.
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Budgeting for Washington’s Future: See what’s replacing Tim Eyman’s push polls in the voter’s pamphlet, starting this year
Legislation proposed by the Northwest Progressive Institute and signed into law by Governor Jay Inslee has now replaced “advisory votes” with useful, truthful information on fiscal.wa.gov and in the voter’s pamphlet.
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Take a look at the first general election ballot since 2011 to be free of Tim Eyman push polls
The 2023 general election will also be the first general election in more than a decade with no anti-tax disinformation at or near the top of the ballot in Washington State.
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Teresa Mosqueda proposes amending Seattle’s charter to stagger council terms and prepare city for switch to even-year elections
Mosqueda is putting on the table a thoughtful proposal to adjust the election timing for Seattle’s eleven executive and legislative positions. The proposal takes the form of a charter amendment that would be submitted to voters in November of 2024.
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NPI’s legislation to abolish Tim Eyman’s push polls has taken effect!
Because no referendum was filed against 5082, it has gone into effect with ninety days having elapsed since the adjournment of the 2023 Washington State legislative session, just in time for this year’s election season.
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Oregon voters will soon get to decide whether to adopt ranked choice voting statewide
A victory for the RCV campaign in November 2024 would be a significant breakthrough for voting justice, as it would liberate voters in Oregon from being required to vote for just one candidate.
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Washington State Supreme Court unanimously upholds state Voting Rights Act
The decision is an important legal victory for voting justice and ensures that the WVRA will remain in force.
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U.S. Supreme Court refuses to weaken Voting Rights Act to sanction Alabama gerrymander
The decision, a big blow to the right wing, means that Alabama Republicans’ gamble that the Court would accept its invitation to further weaken the Voting Rights Act has failed. While Justices Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch, and Coney Barrett wanted to go along with Alabama, Roberts and Kavanaugh were not interested.
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DONE! Governor Jay Inslee signs into law NPI’s bill to get rid of Tim Eyman’s push polls
The governor’s endorsement of SB 5082 was the final step in its journey from proposed voting justice legislation to session law. Five years of work by NPI and allies to replace Eyman’s push polls with truthful, accurate fiscal information that is continuously updated for voters has now reached a successful conclusion.
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Tim Eyman’s indefensible push polls versus legitimate public opinion research: A primer
Read a detailed critique from NPI of former initiative promoter Tim Eyman’s “advisory votes” (which are really push polls) as well as an explanation of how legitimate public opinion research is conducted.
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VICTORY! Washington State House passes NPI’s bill to repeal Tim Eyman’s push polls
On April 7th, the Washington State House of Representatives voted 54–43 to pass the Northwest Progressive Institute’s legislation to abolish what Eyman calls “advisory votes,” but which are really push polls… prejudicially worded fake ballot measures that interrupt the act of voting and hinder electoral participation.
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Joint letter asks Washington State House to repeal Tim Eyman’s push polls with SB 5082
On April 7th, over sixty organizations joined together to ask the Washington State Representatives to act on NPI’s legislation to make it easier to vote in Washington State by replacing “advisory votes” (which are really anti-tax messages) with truthful, useful fiscal information.