Sunday, May 23, 2010
Indecision may be Rossi’s best move
HeraldNet.com: Voters are pursuing initiatives at a record setting pace this political season. The Secretary of State’s office has reported the filing of 77 initiatives which topples the previous high of 60 filed in 2003. At just $5 a pop it may be the best political buy in the state. Ask professional initiative promoter Tim Eyman of Mukilteo. He isn’t shy about filing initiatives — 16 this year alone. He’s pushing one, Initiative 1053, which would reimpose a requirement for a two-thirds majority vote in the Legislature to raise taxes. He’s been getting signatures on petitions for awhile. So too have those wanting to legalize marijuana use for adults and create an income tax for the wealthy. Very soon, you should bump into people with petitions for initiatives to change workers compensation insurance, to repeal new taxes on candy, soda pop and beer and to get the state out of the business of selling hard liquor. Carry a pen. These folks need to turn in signatures of 241,153 registered voters by July 2 to get a spot on the November ballot.
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