Tim Eyman
Initiatives and outcomes

Tim Eyman

Section Title: Initiatives and outcomes
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Initiative	Year	Purpose	Result

I-200	1998	Prohibit affirmative action in public employment, education and contracting.	Passed by voters with 58%.

I-695	1999	Cut the state motor vehicle excise tax (the yearly car tabs) and required voter approval for all tax increases.	Passed by voters with 56% but declared unconstitutional.

I-722	2000	Cut state and local property taxes.	Passed by voters but declared unconstitutional.

I-745	2000	Required 90% of transportation funding to be spent on road building.	Defeated by voters with 59% opposing it.

I-747	2001	Cut state and local property taxes.	Passed by voters but declared unconstitutional in Superior Court and Supreme Court;

I-776	2002	Cut local motor vehicle excise taxes.	Passed by voters but overturned as unconstitutional.

I-267	2002	Divert money from the general fund for road building.	Failed to qualify for ballot.

I-807	2003	Require a supermajority vote for all tax increases.	Failed to qualify for ballot.

I-864	2003	Cut property taxes by 25%.	Failed to qualify for ballot.

I-18	2003	Reduce size of King County Council from 13 to 9 members	Passed by voters.

I-892	2004	Legalize slot machines.	Defeated by voters with 62% opposed.

I-900	2004	Give state auditor ability to conduct performance audits.	Passed by voters.

Referendum 65	2006	Repeal ESHB 2661, legalizing discrimination based on sexual orientation.	Failed to qualify for ballot.

I-917	2006	Cap motor vehicle registration charge at $30 a year.	Failed to qualify for ballot.

I-960	2007	Require a 2/3 majority in state Legislature to raise taxes and fees.	Passed by voters. Overridden/Repealed by legislature in 2010.

I-985	2008	Attempts to reduce vehicular traffic congestion through the elimination of car-pool lanes and mandatory signal timing across the entire state, among other means.	Defeated by voters with 60% opposed.

I-1033	2009	Applies an inflation and population tied cap to tax revenue.	Defeated by voters with 55% opposed.

I-1053	2010	Reinstates 2/3 Legislature majority requirement set by I-960 (which was Overridden/Repealed in early 2010).	Passed by voters but declared unconstitutional.

I-1125	2011	Restricts toll rate increases and the means by which toll revenue is spent.	Defeated by voters with 53% opposed.

I-1185	2012	Reinstates 2/3 statutory requirement for new or increased fees.	Passed by voters with 64%. Declared unconstitutional

I-517	2012	Increase time for signature gathering from ten to sixteen months prior to an election. Provide unlimited access to - and legal protection for - signature gathering on public sidewalks and walkways and all sidewalks and walkways that carry pedestrian traffic, including those in front of the entrances and exits of any store, and inside or outside public buildings such as public sports stadiums, convention/exhibition centers, and public fairs.	Defeated by voters with over 62% opposed.

Referendum Measures No. 78 & No. 79	2018	Bring EHB2957 a bill to phase out Atlantic salmon net pens in Washington to a public vote	Withdrawn

Sentence(s)

In 2018, Eyman introduced two referendum measures with the intent to put EHB2957, that effectively phases out non-native finfish aquaculture to a public vote.
In 2018, Eyman passed the law EHB2957 that phases out non-native fin fish aquaculture to a public vote.
In 2018, Eyman introduced two referendum measures with the intent to bring law EHB2957 that phases out to a public vote.

final_sentence: In 2018, Eyman introduced two referendum measures with the intent to put EHB2957, that effectively phases out non-native finfish aquaculture to a public vote.
final_sentence: In 2018, Eyman passed the law EHB2957 that phases out non-native fin fish aquaculture to a public vote.
final_sentence: In 2018, Eyman introduced two referendum measures with the intent to bring law EHB2957 that phases out to a public vote.