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Committee holds measure that would raise signature threshold for indirect initiatives
Summary
Representative Stoddard’s proposal to require the same signature count for indirect initiatives as direct initiatives prompted debate over ballot access; after public comment the committee voted to hold HB 160 so sponsors can refine it.
Representative Stoddard presented HB 160 to align the signature threshold for indirect (legislative referral) initiatives with the threshold for direct initiatives placed on the ballot. The sponsor said the indirect route — which historically required half the signatures of a direct initiative — has rarely been used and the bill seeks to put both routes on the same level.
Why it matters: Critics said…
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