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Tag Archives: Fair Elections

DONE! Governor Jay Inslee signs into law NPI’s bill to get rid of Tim Eyman’s push polls

Excerpt: 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.
Published at:4:45 PM on Thursday, April 20th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Elections, Legislative Advocacy
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Tim Eyman’s indefensible push polls versus legitimate public opinion research: A primer

Excerpt: 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.
Published at:8:00 AM on Thursday, April 13th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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VICTORY! Washington State House passes NPI’s bill to repeal Tim Eyman’s push polls

Excerpt: 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. 
Published at:10:00 PM on Friday, April 7th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Joint letter asks Washington State House to repeal Tim Eyman’s push polls with SB 5082

Excerpt: 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.
Published at:9:30 AM on Friday, April 7th, 2023
Written by:Kathy Sakahara
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VICTORY! Idaho Republican legislators’ latest effort to sabotage the initiative process fails

Excerpt: An attempt to approve Senate Joint Resolution 101 -- dubbed the "Silence the Voters Amendment" by critics -- fell eight votes short on March 30th, 2023, which means the proposed constitutional change won't be sent to Idaho voters. 
Published at:9:30 AM on Friday, March 31st, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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NPI’s bill to scrap Tim Eyman’s push polls advances to the House Rules Committee

Excerpt: By a vote of 4-3, with Democrats in favor and Republicans opposed, the House State Government Committee gave Senate Bill 5082 a "do pass" recommendation, sending it up to the House Rules Committee for further consideration. 
Published at:5:33 PM on Tuesday, March 21st, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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State House hears NPI’s bill to make it easier to vote by ending Tim Eyman’s push polls

Excerpt: Sponsored by Senator Patty Kuderer (D-48th District: Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland), Senate Bill 5082 would get rid of the push polls and replace them with truthful, useful information about the state's finances, accessible from the official legislative website and the voter's pamphlet via a QR code and URL.
Published at:5:00 PM on Friday, March 10th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Idaho Republican legislators are once again trying to gut the people’s initiative power

Excerpt: The goal of SJR 101 is to stymie any future use of the people's initiative power to let voters consider policies that go unconsidered in the state Legislature, which has been dominated by militant right wing Republicans for years.
Published at:9:37 AM on Tuesday, February 28th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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NPI’s legislation to allow cities and towns to switch their elections to even-numbered years gets a “do pass” recommendation

Excerpt: A proposed state law developed by NPI and Senator Javier Valdez (D-46th District: Seattle) that would give cities and towns the freedom to switch their elections to even-numbered years passed out of the Senate State Government & Elections Committee on February 17th with a “do pass” recommendation, keeping the bill alive for further consideration.
Published at:2:45 PM on Friday, February 17th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Senate State Government Committee hears NPI’s bill to give cities and towns the freedom to switch their elections to even years

Excerpt: Read our recap of the February 10th, 2023 public hearing on Senate Bill 5723, prime sponsored by Senator Javier Valdez at NPI's request and cosponsored by half of the Senate Democratic caucus.
Published at:11:21 AM on Friday, February 10th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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VICTORY! Washington State Senate again passes bill to abolish Tim Eyman’s push polls

Excerpt: A Northwest Progressive Institute bill that would advance voting justice in Washington by getting rid of Tim Eyman's "advisory votes" has sailed out of the Washington State Senate after receiving a bipartisan vote of support.
Published at:1:57 PM on Wednesday, February 8th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Senator Javier Valdez, NPI propose legislation to let WA cities switch elections to even years

Excerpt: Imagine being able to as much as double the turnout for important local offices -- and diversify it by an even greater magnitude -- with just one structural change. That's what even-year elections for local governments can do for us.
Published at:9:26 AM on Tuesday, February 7th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Republicans fail in their attempt to intervene in signature verification legal challenge

Excerpt: The Republicans’ philosophy on litigation is never to spend one dollar when two (or more) will do. Judge Shaffer may have saved the party some money, needed until recently (when he announced his candidacy) to pay Trump’s legal bills.
Published at:8:55 AM on Monday, February 6th, 2023
Written by:Joel Connelly
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National, state Republicans file against voters in signature verification legal challenge

Excerpt: State and national Republicans are filing briefs in a lawsuit that seeks to end the error-filled signature verification process on Washington’s mail-in ballots. The suit they are intervening in alleges that thousands of valid votes get rejected and that rejections hit a disproportionate number of younger, Black, Latino/Latina and disabled voters.
Published at:12:20 PM on Monday, January 23rd, 2023
Written by:Joel Connelly
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