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Three statewide ballot measures were on the November 4, 2008 ballot in Washington. All three were Initiatives to the People.
November 2008 Election Results
| Type
| Title
| Subject
| Description
| Outcome
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| IP | I-985 | Transportation | Measure would open high-occupancy vehicle lanes to all traffic during specified hours, require traffic light synchronization, increase roadside assistance funding, and dedicate certain taxes, fines, tolls and other revenues to traffic-flow purposes. | Defeated
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| IP | I-1000 | Aid in dying | Measure would permit terminally ill, competent, adult Washington residents who are medically predicted to have six months or less to live, voluntarily to request and self-administer lethal medication prescribed by a physician. | Approved
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| IP | I-1029 | Long-term care workers | Would revise examination, certification, and professional discipline standards and requirements, including increased training and criminal background check requirements, for long-term care workers for the elderly or disabled. | Approved
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Initiatives to the Legislature, still circulating
| Type
| Title
| Subject Matter
| Description
| Status
|
| CISS | Measure No. 409 | Enforcement of Immigration Laws | Would require state and local agencies to cooperate in enforcing federal immigration laws and would require verifying immigration status of persons seeking employment, receiving driver’s licenses, and receiving some public benefits | Petition deadline is 10 days before 2009 legislative session convenes
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| CISS | Measure No. 410 | Initiative and Referendum Process | Would require a two-thirds legislative majority to change laws concerning initiatives or referendums; require expedited legal challenges to such laws; and revise laws concerning petitions and suits challenging initiatives or referendums | Petition deadline is 10 days before 2009 legislative session convenes
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| IISS | Measure No. 411 | Tax Increase Cap | Would limit the annual growth of general fund revenue, not including new voter-approved revenue, to rate of inflation | Petition deadline is 10 days before 2009 legislative session convenes
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For a full list of citizen initiatives that attempted to make the 2008 ballot, see Washington 2008 citizen initiatives.
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