{"id":2326680,"date":"2024-08-19T09:44:08","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T13:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/november-ballot-will-include-warning-labels-for-initiatives-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-19T09:51:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T13:51:26","slug":"november-ballot-will-include-warning-labels-for-initiatives-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/november-ballot-will-include-warning-labels-for-initiatives-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"November ballot will include \u2018warning labels\u2019 for initiatives &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnovember-ballot-will-include-warning-labels-for-initiatives-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2326680&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses\u2062 a legal dispute regarding the inclusion of\u200c &#8220;warning\u200b labels&#8221; on ballots for\u2063 four statewide initiatives in\u2063 Washington. The law, enacted by \u200bDemocrats\u2063 in 2022, mandates that \u200bthe Attorney General can add disclosure statements for initiatives affecting tax revenue. These labels aim to\u200d inform voters of potential impacts, such \u2064as a \u2062reduction in\u200d funding for \u2063education and other programs related \u2063to measures that modify taxes or fees. Tim\u2063 Eyman, \u200ca prominent\u200c figure in the initiative process, attempted to block these disclosures, arguing they\u200c unfairly sway voter opinion against initiatives. However, a court \u2062ruled against his challenge, affirming that the law requires \u2064these labels. Despite \u200dEyman&#8217;s\u2062 claims \u2062that \u2062this infringes on \u200dthe rights of voters and the integrity of initiatives, the upcoming ballots \u200cwill\u2062 feature these mandated statements.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">November ballot will include &lsquo;warning labels&rsquo; for initiatives<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video\">\n<div id=\"Brid_22452\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; The battle over what will be printed on ballots for four statewide initiatives has ended, at least for this election season.<\/p>\n<p>The final blow came late Thursday, when Tim Eyman was informed there would be no Friday morning hearing for his attempt to block what initiative supporters call &ldquo;warning labels&rdquo; on the ballot measures.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats passed this law in 2022, and it says we&rsquo;re going to let the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue &quot;Substantial Allegations&quot; of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">attorney general<\/a> insert a sentence into the neutrally worded ballot title for any initiative that could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbo-casts-doubt-on-irs-enforcement-to-fund-multi-trillion-build-back-better-act\/\" title=\"CBO Casts Doubt on IRS Enforcement to Fund Multi-Trillion Build Back Better Act\">impact tax revenue<\/a> for the state,&rdquo; said Eyman in an interview with The Center Square Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The law requires disclosure statements of 15 words or less be placed on ballots if a measure repeals, levies or modifies a tax or fee, and if it would cause a net change in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-gov-ron-desantis-delivers-on-promise-bans-vaccine-passports-with-executive-order\/\" title=\"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Delivers On Promise, Bans \u2018Vaccine Passports\u2019 With Executive Order\">state revenue<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s supposed to be just for initiatives that impact taxes, not for all initiatives,&rdquo; argued Eyman. &ldquo;The sentence is mandated to say-this measure would decrease funding for-then the AG gets to add words to describe which programs are earmarked for that tax.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For the capital gains repeal initiative, ballots will include the AG&rsquo;s language saying the measure will reduce funding for K-12 education, childcare and school construction.<\/p>\n<p>Eyman contends that the additions are meant to sway voters to vote against the measures.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We knew in March this year, with three initiatives heading to the ballot, there would be these sabotage sentences included,&rdquo; said Eyman.<\/p>\n<p>Initiative sponsor Rep, Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, filed suit in Thurston County Superior Court in June.<\/p>\n<p>The judge rejected those arguments, but Walsh and company asked the WA Supreme Court to take the case up directly because the secretary of state&rsquo;s office had said it needed to know by Aug. 23 if those statements would be on ballots.<\/p>\n<p>The court ruled against that lawsuit last week, saying it wasn&rsquo;t properly challenged, but Eyman&rsquo;s challenge continued.<\/p>\n<p>His argument was that the state constitution reserves the first power of the people to be initiative.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It says the legislature can pass laws that facilitate the process, not hamper the process and it certainly doesn&rsquo;t facilitate anything to have the attorney general sabotage initiatives on taxes,&rdquo; said Eyman.<\/p>\n<p>Eyman was asking for preliminary injunction which would have prevented the Secretary of State from printing ballots that include the AG&rsquo;s statements.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was optimistic that my suit would go well and then 4pm Thursday I find out the AG is saying they don&rsquo;t have enough time to defend this law,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The judge agreed to delay the hearing, with no future date rescheduled.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It just so happens that extra time is the time when ballots are being printed,&rdquo; said Eyman. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s eminently frustrating.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Initiative 2066 to protect energy choices and preserve natural gas will not include a tax impact statement from the AG&rsquo;s office, but the other three measures will.<\/p>\n<p>One would repeal the state&rsquo;s capital gains tax, another would end its cap-and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-supreme-court-upended-epas-power-grab-and-curbed-the-administrative-state\/\" title=\"How The Supreme Court Upended EPA\u2019s Power Grab And Curbed The Administrative State\">-trade program<\/a>, and the third would make participation in the state-run, long-term care program optional.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_22452\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"playlist\":\"22452\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The November ballot will feature &#8216;warning labels&#8217; for initiatives (The Center Square) \u2013 The dispute regarding the wording on ballots for four statewide initiatives has concluded, at least for this election cycle. The decisive moment occurred late Thursday when Tim Eyman learned that there would be no hearing on Friday morning regarding his effort to prevent what supporters of the initiatives refer to as &#8220;warning labels&#8221; from appearing on the ballot measures. Eyman stated in an interview with The Center Square on Friday morning, \u201cDemocrats enacted this law in 2022, which allows the attorney general to add a sentence to the neutral ballot title of any initiative that could affect state tax revenue.\u201d According to the law, disclosure statements of 15 words or fewer must be included on ballots if a measure repeals, imposes, or alters a tax or fee and results in a net change in state revenue. Eyman argued that these statements should only apply to initiatives affecting taxes and not all initiatives. He explained that the mandated sentence indicates how this measure would reduce funding for specific programs identified by the AG related to that tax. For instance, ballots concerning the capital gains repeal initiative will include language from the AG stating it will decrease funding for K-12 education, childcare, and school construction. Eyman believes these additions are intended to influence voters against supporting these measures. \u201cWe anticipated back in March when three initiatives were set for the ballot that such sabotage sentences would be included,\u201d he remarked. Initiative sponsor Rep. Jim Walsh (R-Aberdeen) filed a lawsuit in Thurston County Superior Court in June; however, while his arguments were dismissed by a judge, Walsh&#8217;s team requested direct intervention from Washington&#8217;s Supreme Court due to concerns raised by the secretary of state&#8217;s office about needing clarity by August 23 regarding whether those statements would appear on ballots. Last week, however, the court ruled against their lawsuit due to improper challenge procedures while Eyman\u2019s challenge persisted based on his belief that state constitution reserves initiative power solely for citizens: \u201cIt states that while laws can facilitate this process they cannot obstruct it; having AG undermine tax-related initiatives does not facilitate anything,\u201d he asserted. Eyman sought an injunction preventing Secretary of State from printing ballots with AG\u2019s statements but expressed disappointment upon learning at 4 PM Thursday about insufficient time allocated for defending this law during court proceedings; thus leading judges agreeing upon delaying hearings without rescheduling them\u2014coincidentally coinciding with ballot printing timelines which frustrated him further: \u201cIt\u2019s incredibly frustrating.\u201d Notably Initiative 2066 aimed at safeguarding energy choices and maintaining natural gas won\u2019t have an accompanying tax impact statement from AG\u2019s office unlike three other proposals including one seeking repeal of capital gains taxes alongside another terminating cap-and-trade program plus one making participation optional within state-run long-term care scheme<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2326681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/wisconsin-voting-primary-ballots.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13239,34627,38540],"class_list":["post-2326680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-initiatives","tag-november-ballot","tag-warning-labels"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/wisconsin-voting-primary-ballots.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2326680"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326680\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2326681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2326680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2326680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2326680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}