Calling you to action!
League of Women Voters of Washington is looking to create change on critical issues affecting our state next year in the 2019 Legislative Session. We need your voice to make it happen.
Category Archives: Legislation
Let’s Talk Ballot Initiatives!
Initiative 940 – De-escalate Washington
This measure would require law enforcement employees receive training in:
- violence de-escalation,
- mental-health, and
- first-aid
And to provide first-aid. It would also change standards for use of deadly force, adding a “good faith” standard and independent investigation. If passed, it would amend the state’s deadly force law which currently makes it virtually impossible to charge police over custody deaths. The League supports passage of this Initiative.
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Initiative 1639 – safe schools, safe communities
This Initiative does three really important interconnected things: Raises the age to purchase semi-automatic assault weapons from 18 to 21; creates enhanced background checks for semi-automatic assault weapons similar to that required for handguns; promotes charging gun owners if someone not allowed to have a gun gets a hold of their firearm because it wasn’t safely stored. Let’s face it, it is no “accident” when a young child gets a hold of a loaded gun – it is negligence on the part of the gun owner.
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Initiative 1634 – Prohibit Local Taxes on Groceries
The League of Women Voters has not taken a position on this Initiative.
However, there are a couple facts you should know in order to make an informed choice:
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Initiative 1631 – Carbon Emissions Fee Measure
The League of Women Voters endorses and supports passage of this Initiative. Is it perfect? Not even close. But one thing is very clear: in the long run, our children and grandchildren will be much better off WITH a carbon pricing system than without one.
