I-976, the $30 car tab measure approved by voters in 2019 has been struck down by the Washington State Supreme Court. It was found to be unconstitutional for violating the single subject rule and inaccurate ballot title.
Just before the full decision was released, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan tweeted:
Jerkin WHAT A POS........
Mayor Jenny Durkan
@MayorJenny
Justice for Seattle voters prevailed in today's Supreme Court ruling on I-976. Even before the pandemic and economic crisis, Seattle’s transportation budget was unnecessarily decimated by I-976 last year and our residents and businesses have felt the real impacts of cuts.
8:21 AM · Oct 15, 2020
I-976 was approved in November 2019, with 53% of voters in favor of the measure. Plaintiffs in the lawsuit against it have argued that the initiative used “seemingly popular provisions to gain passage of unpopular ones” and mislead voters on the true nature and impact. They also allege that it violated a rule stating that local matters should be decided locally, rather than on statewide ballot measures.
More specifically, they cite a violation of “single subject” rules. Those exist to prevent a practice known as “log-rolling,” which occurs when an initiative combines multiple topics that are not necessarily related to each other.
http://mynorthwest.com/2233450/washington-supreme-court-30-dollar-car-tabs-ruling/
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