The Most Vital Ingredient to Spark Political Change: Money; Few Voter Initiatives Make the November Ballot in Washington, Mostly Due to Lack of Funding
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TACOMA - The beauty of ballot initiatives is seductive and simple all you need is $5 and an idea.
But the days of filing an initiative and sitting back while it catches fire in the public imagination are long gone. Getting an initiative on the ballot requires hard work and a whole lot of money.See the full content of this document
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The Most Vital Ingredient to Spark Political Change: Money; Few Voter Initiatives Make the November Ballot in Washington, Mostly Due to Lack of Funding
State law demands 198,000 valid voter signatures to put an initiative on the ballot. Only about 14 percent of proposed initiatives make it.
"It is a treacherous, treacherous process that is not for the weak or the meek," said anti-tax activist and fr...See the full content of this document
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