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The Citizens Initiative Review is a proposed reform to provide voters in Washington with information they will trust about ballot initiatives. Citizens Initiative Review provides: - A well-informed citizen-based source of information on statewide ballot initiatives.
- A one-page summary in the Voters Pamphlet, sent to all households in the state.
- A unique proposal that has been designed and evaluated by a cross-section of Washington residents.
Update: Bills for the Citizens Initiative Review were introduced in the Washington state legislature in January: HB 1696 and SB 5598. But even though the House bill had 18 co-sponsors and the Senate 8 co-sponsors, neither received a hearing. We have been told by several people close to the legislature that this is not surprising for the first time a bill is introduced. They have urged us to continue the effort in 2008. During this session 15 bills were introduced in the legislature to reform the initiative process. Also there were another six that dealt specifically with follow-through on matters related to Initiative 747, which was a 2001 initiative sponsored by Tim Eyman to limit property tax increases. None of these bills made it out of the house of origin. We are not sure if this means that the legislature is not going to act upon any initiative reform proposals, or if the failure of the others enhances the prospects for the CIR. PLEASE NOTE: This Web site is evolving; updated 05/04/07.
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