Please watch this video -- it just a minute and a half long:
* Final count of voter signatures for I-1366 turned in: 337,954
* Quantity recommended by the Secretary of State: 325,000
* Chances it'll be on the November ballot: 100%
* Number of times voters have approved 2/3 vote requirement for Legislature to raise taxes: 5
* Percentage of voters in 2012 approving 2/3 vote requirement for Legislature to raise taxes: 64%
* Number of counties in 2012 that passed the 2/3 vote requirement for Legislature to raise taxes: all 39 counties, including King
* Most accurate description of Initiative 1366 (Everett Herald, June 29th, 2015): "I-1366, the Taxpayer Protection Act, is designed to direct the state legislature to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot, an amendment to require a two-thirds vote of both houses of the legislature to raise taxes and majority legislative approval to increase any fee. The initiative would decrease the state sales-tax rate by one cent per dollar unless the legislature puts a proposed two-thirds-for-taxes constitutional amendment on a statewide ballot."
* Best quote: "All the forces in the world are not so powerful as an idea whose time has come." -- 19th century author Victor Hugo
* Most accurate description of Initiative 1366 (Everett Herald, June 29th, 2015): "I-1366, the Taxpayer Protection Act, is designed to direct the state legislature to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot, an amendment to require a two-thirds vote of both houses of the legislature to raise taxes and majority legislative approval to increase any fee. The initiative would decrease the state sales-tax rate by one cent per dollar unless the legislature puts a proposed two-thirds-for-taxes constitutional amendment on a statewide ballot."
* Best quote: "All the forces in the world are not so powerful as an idea whose time has come." -- 19th century author Victor Hugo
* Second best quote (this one by us): "Initiative 1366 is called the "Taxpayer Protection Act" for a reason: it's all about protecting the taxpayers from Olympia's insatiable tax appetite. Whenever people ask why our initiative is necessary, all we say is 'Did you see how tax-obsessed Olympia was this year?'"
Now that I-1366 has qualified for the November ballot, we need a financial war-chest for the fall campaign to counter our opponents' threats, lies, and scare tactics about I-1366. To ensure the success of the 2/3-For-Taxes Constitutional Amendment Initiative in November, please send us a donation for $10, $25, $50, $100, $250, $500, $1000, $2500, $5000 or more (there are no limits on how much can be given). You can go to our website right now - www.VotersWantMoreChoices.com and make a secure on-line contribution by PayPal or VISA or M/C. OR, you can printthis form, fill it out, and return it with a check or credit card information.
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Tim Eyman, Jack Fagan, & Mike Fagan, Fighting for Taxpayers for 16 years, tim_eyman@comcast.net,www.VotersWantMoreChoices.com
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