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Tabulator Name
Number of Total Voters
Referendum Measure No. 90 Result: U.S. President & Vice President Result:
Approved Joseph R. Biden & Kamala D. Harris
Rejected Donald J. Trump & Michael R. Pence
Jo Jorgensen & Jeremy “Spike” Cohen Initiative Measure No. 1634 Result:
Yes Howie Hawkins & Angela Walker
No Gloria La Riva & Sunil Freeman
Engrossed Senate Joint Result: Alyson Kennedy & Malcolm M. Jarrett Resolution No. 8212
Approved Write-in
Rejected State Supreme Court Justice, Result: Position 3
School District 321, Result: Dave Larson Proposition 2020
Yes Raquel Montoya-Lewis
No Write-in Official Mock Election Ballot November 3, 2020 #FutureVoter Instructions to voters: Fill in the oval next to your choice. Vote like this: If you make a mistake: Draw a line through the mistake like this: George Washington You then have the option of making another choice if you wish. Precinct
Referendum Measure No. 90 School District 321, Proposition 2020 The legislature passed Engrossed Substitute The Board of Directors adopted a resolution Senate Bill 5395 concerning comprehensive sexual concerning educational funding. This proposition health education. This bill would require school authorizes the District to levy the excess taxes districts to adopt or develop, consistent with state on all taxable property within the District, to standards, comprehensive age-appropriate sexual maintain and support the District’s educational health education, as defined, for all students, and programs and operations, which are not funded excuse students if their parents request. or not fully funded by the State. Should this bill be: Should this proposition be approved? Approved Yes Rejected No
Initiative Measure No. 1634 U.S. President & Vice President Initiative Measure No. 1634 concerns taxation of Joseph R. Biden & Kamala D. Harris certain items intended for human consumption. Democratic Party Nominee This measure would prohibit new or increased Donald J. Trump & Michael R. Pence local taxes, fees, or assessments on raw or Republican Party Nominee processed foods or beverages (with exceptions), or ingredients thereof, unless effective by Jo Jorgensen & Jeremy “Spike” Cohen January 15, 2018, or generally applicable. Libertarian Party Nominee
Should this measure be enacted into law? Howie Hawkins & Angela Walker Green Party Nominee Yes Gloria La Riva & Sunil Freeman No Socialism and Liberation Party Nominee
Alyson Kennedy & Malcolm M. Jarrett Socialist Workers Party Nominee Engrossed Senate Joint Resolution No. 8212 Write-in The legislature has proposed a constitutional amendment on investment of public funds. This amendment would allow public money held in a fund for long-term care services and supports to be invested by governments as authorized by state State Supreme Court Justice, Position 3 law, including investments in private stocks. Dave Larson Should this constitutional amendment be: (Nonpartisan) Approved Raquel Montoya-Lewis Rejected (Nonpartisan) Write-in
Ballot Student Mock Election Ends November 3 2020 #FutureVoter VOTERS’ PAMPHLET Washington State Elections
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*For Educational Use Only. Not an Official Voters’ Pamphlet. 2 A message from Assistant Secretary of State Mark Neary
Welcome to your 2020 Student Mock Election Voters’ Pamphlet!
The Student Mock Election is a nonpartisan event that helps teach you about the elections process and how to become an informed voter. You'll vote on races, measures, and issues that may be important to you.
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@WASecretaryofState @secstatewa secstatewa @WashingtonStateElections Table of contents | November 3, 2020 Mock Election 3
How do I register to vote in Washington?...... 4 How do I cast a ballot?...... 5 How is my vote counted?...... 6 What are ballot measures?...... 7
Measures Referendum Measure No. 90...... 8 Initiative Measure No. 1634...... 13 Engrossed Senate Joint Resolution No. 8212....16 School District 321, Proposition 2020...... 19
Candidates U.S. President & Vice President...... 21 State Supreme Court Justice, Position 3...... 28
Who donates to campaigns? Political parties View information on financial Washington State Democrats contributors for presidential and PO Box 4027 congressional candidates: Seattle, WA 98194 (206) 309-8683 Federal Election Commission [email protected] www.fec.gov www.wa-democrats.org Toll Free (800) 424-9530 Washington State Republican Party View financial contributors for state and 11811 NE 1st St, Ste A306 local candidates and measures: Bellevue, WA 98005 (425) 460-0570 Public Disclosure Commission [email protected] www.pdc.wa.gov www.wsrp.org Toll Free (877) 601-2828 4 How do I register to vote in Washington?
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You must be at least 18 to vote? years old, a U.S. citizen, a Online: Register at VoteWA.gov resident of Washington, and not under Department By mail: Request a paper form be of Corrections supervision mailed to you or print your own at for a Washington felony sos.wa.gov/elections conviction. 16- and 17-year-olds can sign up as Future Voters and will be registered No internet access? Call (800) 448-4881. to vote when they turn 18. In person: Visit a county elections office (listed at the end of this pamphlet).
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By mail or online: voting address Your application must Contact a county elections be received no later office to request a ballot at your than October 26. new address. Visit a In person: By October 26: Have your application local voting center no received by mail or updated online. later than 8 p.m. on November 3. Or By November 3: Visit a local voting center in person.
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Every January on Temperance and Good Citizenship Day, high school students 16 and older are given the opportunity to complete a voter registration in class. How do I cast a ballot? 5
Your ballot will be mailed no later Vote your ballot and sign your 1 than October 16 to the address you 2 return envelope. You are not provide in your voter registration. required to vote every race on If you need a replacement ballot, your ballot. We encourage using contact a county elections office this pamphlet to help you decide. listed at the end of this pamphlet.
Return your ballot by mail, no Or return your ballot to an 3 stamp needed. If mailed, your official ballot drop box. Drop ballot must be postmarked by boxes are open until 8 p.m. on November 3. A late postmark November 3. Find drop box could disqualify your ballot. locations at VoteWA.gov. If you cannot The USPS recommends that you personally return mail a week before Election Day. your ballot, let only people you trust Ballot deliver it for you.
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Your county receives your ballot Deposit your ballot in an official drop boxby 8 p.m. on Ballot November 3, Election Day, or return your ballot by mail 1 — postage paid — but make sure it’s postmarked no later than Election Day! A late postmark could disqualify Drop Box your ballot. The USPS recommends that you mail a week before Election Day.
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Your ballot is counted After 8 p.m. on Election Day all scanned ballots are tallied. 5 Ballots will be scanned and tallied over the next several days until all the votes are counted. What are ballot measures? 7
Initiatives and referenda are used by the people to create state laws
Initiative Referendum Any voter may propose an initiative to Referendum Bills are proposed laws the create a new state law or change an Legislature has referred to voters. existing law. Referendum Measures are laws recently Initiatives to the People are proposed passed by the Legislature that voters have laws submitted directly to voters. demanded be referred to the ballot.
Initiatives to the Legislature are Any voter may demand that a law proposed laws submitted to the proposed by the Legislature be referred to Legislature. voters before taking effect.
Before an Initiative to the People or an Before a Referendum Measure can Initiative to the Legislature can appear appear on the ballot, the sponsor on the ballot, the sponsor must collect... must collect... 259,622 129,811 Voters’ Voters' signatures signatures 8% of all votes in the last 4% of all votes in the last Governor’s race Governor’s race
Initiatives and referenda become law with a simple majority vote 8 Referendum Measure No. 90
The legislature passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5395 Referendum Measure No. concerning comprehensive sexual health education. This bill would require school districts to adopt or develop, consistent with state standards, comprehensive age-appropriate sexual health education, as defined, for all students, and excuse students if their parents request. 90 Should this bill be: [ ] Approved [ ] Rejected
Explanatory Statement 9 Fiscal Impact Statement 10 Arguments For and Against 12
Final Votes Cast by the Legislature Senate: Yeas, 27; Nays, 21; Absent, 0; Excused, 1 House: Yeas, 56; Nays, 40; Absent, 0; Excused, 2
You are voting to Approve or Reject the bill passed by the Legislature
Approve — you favor the bill passed by the Legislature Reject — you do not favor the bill passed by the Legislature
The Secretary of State is not responsible for the content of statements or arguments (WAC 434-381-180). Referendum Measure No. 90 9 Explanatory Statement age-appropriate instruction in human development and reproduction. Districts would use curriculum, Written by the Office of the Attorney General instruction, and materials that are medically and The Law as it Presently Exists scientifically accurate. The instruction must use language and strategies that avoid discrimination School districts may choose to provide, or not to against any student. Comprehensive sexual health provide, sexual health education. Parents or legal education must include information about affirmative guardians may have their children excused from any consent and bystander training. This means teaching planned instruction in sexual health education. about a conscious and voluntary agreement to engage If the school district offers sexual health education, it in sexual activity as a requirement before sexual must be medically and scientifically accurate. It must activity. also be age-appropriate and appropriate for students of The curriculum, instruction, and materials would any gender, race, disability status, or sexual orientation. vary by grade level. For students in kindergarten It must include information about abstinence and through grade three, it must be instruction in social- other methods of preventing pregnancy and sexually emotional learning that is consistent with standards transmitted diseases. It cannot consist only of and benchmarks established by the Office of the information about abstinence. Superintendent of Public Instruction. For students in A school may choose to provide comprehensive sexual grades four through twelve, it must include information health education using separate outside speakers about six topics. These are: or a prepared curriculum. Sexual health education • The physiological, psychological, and sociological must be consistent with guidelines developed developmental processes experienced by an by the state Department of Health and the Office individual; of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The • The development of intrapersonal and interpersonal Superintendent of Public Instruction and the state skills to communicate, respectfully and effectively, Department of Health must make these guidelines to reduce health risks, and choose healthy available on their web sites. behaviors and relationships that are based on The Superintendent of Public Instruction, consulting mutual respect and affection, and are free from with the state Department of Health, develops a list of violence, coercion, and intimidation; sexual health education curricula that are consistent • Health care and prevention resources; with state guidelines. State law encourages school • The development of meaningful relationships and districts that choose to offer sexual health education to avoidance of exploitative relationships; review their program and choose a curriculum from the • Understanding the influences of family, peers, state list. School districts may choose or develop any community, and the media throughout life on other curriculum that complies with state law. healthy sexual relationships; and Any parent or legal guardian may review the curriculum • Affirmative consent and recognizing and offered in their school district. responding safely and effectively when violence, or a risk of violence, is or may be present with The Effect of the Proposed Measure if Approved strategies that include bystander training. The Legislature recently passed a bill that would The law would phase in over time. Public schools change the law about sexual health education. If must provide comprehensive sexual health education the voters approve Referendum 90, then the law in grades six through twelve beginning in the 2021-22 would change as described below. If the voters school year. They must begin doing so in all grades in reject Referendum 90, then the law will remain as the 2022-23 school year. Public school districts must summarized above. provide comprehensive sexual health education at least once to students in kindergarten through grade three, Referendum 90 would require public schools to once to students in grades four through five, twice provide comprehensive age-appropriate sexual health to students in grades six through eight, and twice to education. Parents and legal guardians would continue students in grades nine through twelve. to have the choice to exclude their students from sexual health education. The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction must keep training materials up to date. Public school Comprehensive sexual health education would mean districts may either choose a curriculum from the list 10 Referendum Measure No. 90
developed at the state level or choose other curriculum. to consult with OSPI on the development of a list of A district choosing a curriculum that is not on the state comprehensive sexual health education curricula that list must make sure that it complies with state law and are consistent with the 2005 guidelines for sexual consult with the Office of the Superintendent of Public health information and disease prevention and the Instruction. The Office of the Superintendent of Public Washington state health and physical education K–12 Instruction must provide technical assistance to public learning standards. schools. GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS At the beginning of the 2021-22 school year, public • If approved, the effective date of the referendum is schools must let parents and legal guardians know December 3, 2020. that they will provide comprehensive sexual health • The fiscal estimates use the state’s fiscal year of July education. The district must provide access to all such 1 through June 30. Fiscal year 2021 is July 1, 2020 to course materials that it will use during the school year. June 30, 2021. Public school districts must report to the Office of the REVENUE Superintendent of Public Instruction the curricula used The referendum has no known state or local revenue to provide comprehensive sexual health education. impact. The report must describe how it aligns with state law requirements. The Office of the Superintendent of EXPENDITURES Public Instruction must summarize this information and A vote to approve the referendum would result in no report it to the Legislature. costs for state government, specifically OSPI and DOH. School districts may incur costs, but those costs are indeterminate and are dependent upon local decisions Fiscal Impact Statement regarding the adoption process and training for any Written by the Office of Financial Management new curriculum adopted. For more information visit www.ofm.wa.gov/ballot State expenditures FISCAL IMPACT SUMMARY Curricula. OSPI currently offers a list of curricula as part Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5395 was enacted of its open education resources. There is no additional in the 2020 legislative session, but has not gone into cost associated with maintaining sexual health effect because the voters submitted petitions to refer education curricula. the measure to the November 2020 general election ballot. If the voters approve the referendum, ESSB Review Tools. OSPI currently offers a review tool for 5395 would go into effect. There would be no fiscal districts to use when selecting comprehensive sexual impact to state government in the 2019–21 biennium health education. The tool would require very little and ongoing. There would be a fiscal impact to modification to be used as directed in the bill. There local government (school districts), but the impact is no additional fiscal impact related to staff time to is indeterminate. There are no known state or local accomplish this work. revenue impacts that would result from the passage of Data Collection. OSPI currently collects district-level this measure. data related to comprehensive sexual health education. No expenditure impact is anticipated as a result of this SUMMARY additional data collection requirement. Referendum 90 places Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5395 (ESSB 5395) onto the 2020 general election Reporting: OSPI is currently required to report on ballot for approval or rejection by the voters. sexual health education to the Legislature. The time involved in reporting the results of the data reporting Beginning September 1, 2021, ESSB 5395 would require is already believed to be captured; therefore, no every public school district to offer comprehensive expenditure impact is expected. sexual health education from a list of curricula provided on the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction’s School district expenditures (OSPI) website, or choose their own curricula using a Curricula. School districts may use free sexual health tool provided by OSPI. Additionally, OSPI would be education curricula that is available. Any curricula required to report to the Legislature data collected from costs for districts not currently offering comprehensive school districts about the curricula they used to provide sexual health education, or not using curricula comprehensive sexual health education. Section 1(5)(a) that meets the standard in ESSB 5395, would be of ESSB 5395 requires the Department of Health (DOH) discretionary. Should districts choose curricula at Referendum Measure No. 90 11 a cost, two federally-funded grant programs are Districts could incur costs for travel and substitute available to provide financial assistance to districts teacher reimbursement. for implementation. DOH administers the Personal Adoption of Curricula. Adoption costs are dependent Responsibility Education Program (PREP), and Planned upon local school district practices. It is assumed Parenthood of the Great Northwest and Hawaiian that districts changing their curricula will use current Islands administers the Teen Pregnancy Prevention adoption processes and available financial resources, Program (TPPP). Both are funded by the U.S. therefore, no additional costs will be incurred. Department of Health and Human Services Office of However, districts may be impacted by changing Adolescent Health. their curriculum adoption schedule, substituting the Professional Development: ESSB 5395 does not require adoption of sexual health education curricula in the that districts send their teachers to training or provide place of currently planned curriculum updates. If they any other professional development opportunities in choose to add sexual health education curricula to comprehensive sexual health education. Any costs their adoption process, this could result in additional incurred by districts for professional development costs for curriculum review, meetings, and public would be discretionary. To manage discretionary costs, comment. There is no way to estimate statewide districts could choose to send teachers to professional costs of the adoption processes; therefore, there is an development opportunities offered by OSPI at no cost. indeterminate fiscal impact on districts.
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For dates, hours, and locations, contact student leadership at: CWU Ellensburg EWU Cheney TESC Olympia UW Bothell UW Seattle UW Tacoma WSU Pullman WSU Tri-Cities WSU Vancouver WWU Bellingham 12 Referendum Measure No. 90 Argument for Argument against Approve Referendum 90 for Safe and Healthy Kids Reject Referendum 90. Overturn the K-12 comprehensive Young people in every community deserve age-appropriate sex education mandate. information and resources to make good decisions about sex The legislature passed a bill mandating a new comprehensive and relationships, to enable them to protect their health, keep sexual education (CSE) curriculum for all students themselves safe, and build their futures. Right now, too many K-12. Huge numbers of students are failing math, science, students are not receiving high-quality, medically-accurate and English. Olympia should prioritize improving literacy and sexual health education, putting them at immediate risk of helping students graduate, not creating a new mandate. harm. Reject Referendum 90. Restore local control for parents Approving Referendum 90 will uphold a new Washington law and local school boards. requiring all public schools to teach age-appropriate, inclusive, The new CSE bill means unelected, unaccountable comprehensive sex education. This starts with social and bureaucrats, not local communities, will develop statewide emotional learning for younger students and includes teaching sex education standards for all students. It requires older students about ways to prevent pregnancy and practice school districts to adopt a sex education curriculum that affirmative consent. meets those standards. Parents and their local elected It will keep kids healthy representatives will have little input in determining how they Studies show young people who receive quality sex education want their kids to be taught. are less likely to partake in risky sexual behavior, experience Reject Referendum 90. Stop the early sexualization of our unintended pregnancy, or get a sexually transmitted infection. kids. Sex education also serves as prevention for sexual abuse Kindergarteners need to learn social skills and elementary and rape students should focus on fundamental learning. Materials Young people need information and resources about that currently meet state standards include graphic sexual healthy relationships to understand how to respect personal subject matter. These are decisions that should be left to boundaries, ask for consent, and learn how to say and receive parents and local communities. a “no.” Kids experiencing abuse urgently need to know how Reject Referendum 90. A costly mandate at a time when to get help. Children who are being sexually abused often school budgets are being cut. don’t understand what is happening until someone provides State and local budgets are facing massive deficits which them with the tools to communicate with a trusted adult. threaten funding for basic programs. Schools cannot afford This year, parents, educators, and medical professionals from to add an expensive new requirement or design their own sex across Washington worked together to pass a comprehensive education curriculum that meets state standards. sex education law. Let’s protect that law, and young people’s Trust parents and local communities to develop school futures, by approving Referendum 90. curriculum collaboratively. Protect Local Control. Reject Referendum 90. Rebuttal of argument against Parents, teachers, and pediatricians know that in states Rebuttal of argument for with quality sex education, teens are talking about consent, Referendum 90 is a blatant power grab by Olympia waiting longer to have sex, avoiding getting pregnant, and bureaucrats to take away parental control and impose keeping themselves safe. R90 gives parents the ability to opt a comprehensive sexual education curriculum starting children out if they’re uncomfortable with content, and every in kindergarten. Parents and local schools are already district must collaborate with communities on curriculum doing an excellent job at this now. HHS.gov reports that selection. R90 requires age appropriate education, for the last 25 years of available data, Washington’s meaning social and emotional learning for self-control and teenage birthrate dropped 69%. Erin’s Law, which passed interpersonal skills in grades K-3. Approve R90. in 2018, addresses sexual abuse, prevention and online safety. Vote reject to retain parental and local control. Written by Nikki Otero Lockwood, parent, school board member, Spo- Written by , mom, former Advocacy Chair, Northshore kane; Kevin S. Wang, M.D., medical director of Swedish’s Mindie Wirth Council PTSA; , retired President, Fremont LGBTQI+ Initiative, Seattle; Leah Griffin, teacher librarian, Suzanne Burke Dock Company, great grandmother, Rotarian; , Sexual Violence Law Center board, Seattle; Jen Cole, parent, Jude Verzosa Partnerships for Action Voices for Empowerment, Everett; MD, FACP, Chief Medical Officer, Rainier Health Network; , MA, Certified 4th Grade Washington Public Peter Asante, M.D., WA Chapter, American Academy of Brian Donovan School Teacher; , mom, retired teacher, two Pediatrics, Yakima; Nichole Johnson, parent, middle school Dawn McCravey teacher, Vancouver term NSD Board Director; Mark Clements, retired Principal, River Home Link, Battle Ground District Contact: [email protected]; www.approve90wa.org Contact: (253) 260-3642; [email protected]; www.parentsforsafeschools.com Initiative Measure No. 1634 13
Initiative Measure No. Initiative Measure No. 1634 concerns taxation of certain items intended for human consumption.
This measure would prohibit new or increased local taxes, fees, or assessments on raw or processed foods or beverages (with exceptions), or ingredients thereof, unless effective by January 15, 1634 2018, or generally applicable. Should this measure be enacted into law? [ ] Yes [ ] No
Explanatory Statement 18 Fiscal Impact Statement 18 Arguments For and Against 19
The Secretary of State is not responsible for the content of statements or arguments (WAC 434-381-180). 14 Initiative Measure No. 1634
a classification related to groceries. Initiative 1634 would Explanatory Statement not prohibit a local tax, fee, or assessment on alcoholic Written by the Office of the Attorney General beverages, marijuana products, or tobacco. Initiative 1634 The Law as it Presently Exists would not restrict counties’ and cities’ existing authority to impose local sales and use taxes. Initiative 1634 would All local taxation must be authorized by state law. Current not restrict local governments’ existing authority to impose state law gives broad taxing authority to counties, cities, and other taxes on transactions involving non-grocery items. towns. The Washington Supreme Court has recognized that cities’ and towns’ taxing authority includes the authority to Fiscal Impact Statement tax retailers for the privilege of conducting a specific type of Written by the Office of Financial Management retail business within the city. Counties and cities also have For more information visit www.ofm.wa.gov/ballot authority to impose sales and use taxes within certain limits that the Legislature has set. For example, local sales or use FISCAL IMPACT SUMMARY taxes can be imposed only when the state sales or use tax Initiative 1634 prohibits new or increased local taxes, fees is also due on a sale or item. or assessments on raw or processed foods, beverages or their ingredients, intended for human consumption except Local governments like cities and counties have relied on alcoholic beverages, marijuana products and tobacco, this broad local taxing authority to impose taxes related to unless they are generally applicable and meet specified specific products. For example, in 2017 the City of Seattle requirements. The initiative allows local government to adopted an ordinance imposing a privilege tax on the continue to collect revenue if the ordinance was in effect distribution of sweetened beverages like soda within the city by Jan.15, 2018. The revenue and expenditure impacts limits. The City of Seattle’s tax is calculated based on the cannot be determined because the potential lost revenue volume of sweetened beverages or concentrate distributed is based on volume of product sold within the jurisdiction. in the city. The State has imposed state sales and use taxes on the GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS retail sale of most items, but food and food ingredients are • The effective date of the initiative is Dec. 6, 2018. generally exempt from these state taxes. Nevertheless, state • The provisions of the initiative apply to taxes, fees or sales and use taxes are imposed on prepared food, alcoholic other assessments on groceries applied after Jan. 15, beverages, bottled water, and soft drinks. There are also 2018. additional state taxes on alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, • Estimates use the state’s fiscal year of July 1 through June tobacco products, and marijuana products. 30. Fiscal year 2019 is July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019. The Effect of the Proposed Measure if Approved REVENUE If adopted, Initiative 1634 would prevent local governments Local revenue impacts from imposing or collecting any new tax, fee, or other The initiative has an indeterminate impact on local revenue. assessment on certain grocery items after January 15, It would prohibit imposing or collecting any new tax or fee, 2018. This restriction would prohibit any new local tax, fee, or making an inflationary adjustment on taxes or fees on or assessment of any kind on the manufacture, distribution, certain grocery items after Jan. 15, 2018. sale, possession, ownership, transfer, transportation, The city of Seattle enacted a sweetened beverage privilege container, use, or consumption of certain groceries. Initiative tax prior to the effective date of the initiative. Seattle estimates 1634 would also prohibit any increase of existing local taxes, the tax will generate $23.378 million per year. Since the fees, or assessments on these grocery items after January imposition of the tax was started before Jan. 15, 2018, the 15, 2018. tax will remain in effect. However, the city of Seattle would Local governments covered by this initiative are counties, not be able to adjust the tax by inflation. cities, and towns, as well as other municipal corporations State revenue impacts assumptions and descrip- and local taxing districts. Covered grocery items would tion include any raw or processed food or beverage, or any The initiative would not have a state revenue impact because ingredient, intended for human consumption. This would it does not apply to state taxes, fees or other assessments. include, for example, meat, produce, grains, dairy products, nonalcoholic beverages, spices, and condiments, among EXPENDITURES other things. Covered groceries do not include alcoholic Local government expenditures beverages, marijuana products, or tobacco. The initiative would not have an expenditure impact on local Initiative 1634 would not prevent the State from imposing new governments because it prevents the future imposition of taxes on groceries. It would not prevent local governments local taxes or fees on groceries after Jan. 15, 2018. from imposing or collecting a new tax, fee, or assessment State government expenditures that is generally applicable to a broad range of businesses The initiative would not have an expenditure impact on state and business activity, so long as it does not impose a higher government because it does not apply to state taxes, fees tax rate on groceries or impose a higher tax rate based on or other assessments. Initiative Measure No. 1634 15 Argument for Argument against Yes on I-1634 protects working families, farmers, and local Initiative 1634 takes away local control and gives it to the businesses. state I-1634 would ensure that our groceries – foods and beverages This confusing measure imposes a one-size-fits-all state that we consume every day – are protected from any new or law that takes power away from voters and hands it to the increased local tax, fee, or assessment. state, silencing our voice in local decision-making. Different Help keep groceries affordable. communities have unique needs and local voters deserve a The rising cost of living makes it harder for families to afford the say in how revenue decisions are made. This initiative is a basics. Special interest groups across the country, and here slippery slope toward greater state control at the expense of in Washington, are proposing taxes on groceries like meats, our cities, towns, and local communities. dairy and juices – basic necessities for all families. I-1634 Corporate special interests are spending millions to strip would prevent local governments from enacting new taxes away voter choices and protect profits on groceries. Higher grocery prices don’t hurt the wealthy I-1634 has nothing to do with keeping our food affordable. In elites but crush the middle class and those on fixed incomes, fact, tax prohibitions on everyday food items — from fruits and including the elderly. vegetables to milk and bread—are already reflected in voter approved state law. Instead, this measure is funded almost Take a stand for fairness. exclusively by the multi-billion-dollar soda industry. They are Washington has the most regressive tax system in the country only concerned with their profits and are spending millions on and places a larger tax burden on the backs of middle and this initiative—and misleading advertisements—that would fixed-income families than the wealthy. Taxes on groceries undermine local control. make our current tax structure even more unfair for those struggling to make ends meet. Reject Initiative 1634 to prevent future erosion of local powers by special interests Bipartisan and diverse support for I-1634 from citizens, I-1634 sets a dangerous precedent -- any special interest farmers, local businesses, and community organizations. could spend millions on a misleading initiative to limit our rights Organizations that represent Washington farmers (Washington as voters and our local autonomy. Voting no sends a clear Farm Bureau, Tree Fruit Association, State Dairy Federation), message that we value local control and will not be fooled by labor (Joint Council of Teamsters, International Association the political agenda of wealthy industries or outside groups. of Machinists, Seattle Building Trades), and business (Washington Beverage Association, Washington Food Industry Association, Washington Retail Association, Korean American Rebuttal of argument for Grocers Association) are united in supporting I-1634 to keep State law already precludes taxes on groceries. Initiative 1634 our groceries affordable. is funded by the soda industry to take away local choices from By voting yes on I-1634, you can take a stand for affordability our cities and towns. This confusing measure reduces local and fairness for Washington’s working families. options while increasing state control at a time when we are struggling to fund important community programs. Stand with doctors, teachers and community advocates in saying no to Rebuttal of argument against this blatant corporate power grab. I-1634 prohibits new, local taxes on groceries, period. It does not prevent voters from raising taxes on anything else to meet local needs. This is necessary to close a loophole allowing Written by municipalities to tax groceries, even though the state does not. Mary Ann Bauman, MD, American Heart Association; Kate That’s why thousands of Washington workers, farmers, small Burke, Spokane City Council; Jill Mangaliman, Got Green; businesses, and consumers support I-1634. It protects us Jim Krieger, MD, MPH Healthy Food America; Val Thomas- from taxation of everyday foods and beverages which raises Matson, Healthy King County Coalition; Carolyn Conner, prices, costs jobs and hurts working families. Nutrition First Contact: (360) 878-2543; [email protected]; Written by www.wahealthykidscoalition.org Jeff Philipps, Spokane civic leader, President of Rosauers Supermarkets; April Clayton, Farmer, Chelan/Douglas County Farm Bureau Vice President; Haddia Abbas Nazer, Yakima small businesswoman, Central Washington Hispanic Chamber President; Carl Livingston, Seattle community activist, lawyer, professor, and Pastor; Heidi Piper Schultz, Vancouver small businesswoman, Corwin Beverage Company Board President; Larry Brown, Auburn City Councilman, Aerospace Machinists 751 Legislative Director Contact: (425) 214-2030; [email protected]; yestoaffordablegroceries.com 16 Engrossed Senate Joint Resolution No. 8212
Engrossed Senate Joint Resolution No. The legislature has proposed a constitutional amendment on investment of public funds. This amendment would allow public money held in a fund for long- term care services and supports to be invested by governments as authorized by state law, including investments in private stocks. 8212 Should this constitutional amendment be: [ ] Approved [ ] Rejected
Explanatory Statement 24 Arguments For and Against 25
Final Votes Cast by the Legislature Senate: Yeas, 45; Nays, 3; Absent, 0; Excused, 1 House: Yeas, 96; Nays, 1; Absent, 0; Excused, 1
The Secretary of State is not responsible for the content of statements or arguments (WAC 434-381-180). Engrossed Senate Joint Resolution No. 8212 17 Explanatory Statement Fiscal Impact Statement Written by the Office of the Attorney General
The Constitutional Provision as it Presently Not required by law Exists The Washington Constitution generally prohibits investing public money in the stock of private companies. This means that state and local governments are limited to investing public funds in fixed-income securities, such as government and corporate bonds and certificates of deposit. The Constitution currently exempts several funds from this restriction. This exemption applies to any public pension or retirement fund, the industrial insurance trust fund, and money held in trust for the benefit of people with developmental disabilities. The exemption allows state and local governments to invest money held in those funds as authorized by law, including by investing in stock as authorized by the Legislature. In 2019, the Legislature enacted a law providing for long-term care insurance. Under that law, employees will pay premiums for state-sponsored long-term care benefits through a payroll deduction, beginning January 1, 2022. Those premiums will be deposited into a new Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Account (Trust Account). Under current law, money held in the Trust Account could not be invested in stocks. The Effect of the Proposed Amendment if Approved This Amendment would add the Trust Account to the list of funds that are exempt from the prohibition against investing public money in private stocks. This would allow money in the Trust Account to be invested in stock if the Legislature authorizes that form of investment. Voter tip:
The ballot return envelope has free postage, but a late postmark could disqualify your ballot. The USPS recommends that you mail a week before Election Day. 18 Engrossed Senate Joint Resolution No. 8212 Argument for Argument against Washingtonians Support ESJR 8212 – a fiscally In 1889, the wise founders of the state of Washington responsible investment decision wanted to protect public funds from potential losses of risky In 2019, the Washington State Legislature passed The Long investments so they established safeguards in our state Term Care Trust Act to address the growing long-term care Constitution prohibiting stock market investments of our crisis. 70% of adults over the age of 65 will require some public funds. form of long-term care but 90% are not insured for long- SJR 8212 will overturn that safeguard for our new Long- term care. The Long Term Care Trust fund will help families Term Care Services and Supports Trust Program, a multi- access and afford these critical services with a benefit of Billion-dollar program established this legislative session up to $36,500 indexed to inflation. The fund is available to in preparation for the coming “Silver Tsunami” of elderly Washingtonians once they need assistance with three or needing services. With so much money in play, we must more regular daily activities such as eating, bathing, or help not lose sight of the stock market’s high risk along with the with medications and are vested by paying into the program. questionable bottom line ethics of some Wall Street brokers. Benefits will begin being paid out in 2025 and do not count From 2000-03 the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) lost a as income for determining eligibility for Medicaid or other third of its value. Around 2008-09 the DJIA lost half its value state safety-net programs. during the Great Recession. This year the DJIA fall over 37% Voting in favor of this ballot measure helps to ensure the in less than six weeks from February 12, 2020 to March 23, Long Term Care Trust fund can pay benefits to eligible 2020. Who knows where it is going from here? The long- Washingtonians over the long-term. This ballot measure, term economic impacts of COVID-19 are still unknown. ESJR 8212, will allow the Long Term Care Trust fund to be Your vote is about prudent fiscal management of our tax included on the list of public funds exempt from current dollars. A better idea is to invest public money into federal, constitutional investment restrictions. If voters approve this state and municipal bonds that support public works we all ballot measure, the Long Term Care Trust fund could be depend on in Washington. They’re safe. Don’t let Wall Street invested in the same way that pension funds and ABLE funds brokers gamble with our hard-earned tax dollars. are currently invested by our state. The Trust is self-funded The Founders didn’t trust the stock market then, and we with an independent commission and the state actuary shouldn’t trust it now. Please vote no on SJR 8212. responsible for regular certification of the program’s solvency.
Rebuttal of argument against Rebuttal of argument for Support for ESJR 8212 is the fiscally responsible choice. Your No vote will protect the long-term stability of the Trust With voter’s approval, funds would be invested like the Fund from being gambled on by Wall Street. SJR 8212’s State pension and ABLE funds are currently invested, which passage absolutely does not guarantee that long term care allows for larger investment growth. Through each economic benefits will actually be paid out to eligible Washingtonians. downturn the market has rebounded demonstrating the Don’t gamble with the people’s hard-earned money. We overall long term strength of the economy. Higher yield can better safeguard our money and know that it is being investment options are good for the people of Washington invested in a responsibly prudent way by casting a strong no and critically important to Long Term Services and Supports vote on SJR 8212. programs in the future.
Written by Written by Cathleen MacCaul, Advocacy Director, AARP Washington Mike Padden, State Senator, 4th District (R); Bob Hasegawa, State; Susie Young, Home Care Worker & Executive Board State Senator, 11th District (D) Member, SEIU 775; Jim Wilgus, Regional Leader & Executive Contact: (360) 786-7616 Director, Alzheimer's Association; Dan Murphy, Policy Chair, Washington Association of Area Agencies on Aging; Walt Bowen, President, Washington State Senior Citizen’s Lobby; Lauri St. Ours, Executive VP Government Relations, Washington Health Care Association Contact: (206) 218-5915; [email protected]; http://www.aarp.org/wa Ballot Measure — Mock Election 19 Two-Year Projection School District 321, Levy Rate/$1,000 Proposition 2020 Collection Years Assessed Value Levy Amount 2021 $1.50 $6,250,000 The Board of Directors adopted a resolution 2022 $1.50 $6,700,000 concerning educational funding. This proposition authorizes the District to levy the excess taxes on all taxable property within the District, to School District 321, Proposition 2020 maintain and support the District’s educational Passage of Proposition 2020 allows School District 321 to programs and operations, which are not funded collect $6,250,000 in property taxes in 2021 and $6,700,000 or not fully funded by the State. in 2022. If authorized by voters, estimated levy rates per Should this proposition be approved? $1,000 of assessed value may be $1.50 (2021 collection) and $1.50 (2022 collection). The exact levy rate shall be [ ] Yes [ ] No ESJR 8212 determined at the time of the levy.
Statement For: Statement Against: Funding schools is important to any community's Due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has swept vitality, especially ours right now. This levy will the globe, the concept of traditional schooling has minimize further cuts in staff and programs for changed dramatically. Parents and caregivers have students. become at-home teachers and schools are unable Particular needs for funding include technology to provide the same learning experience as before. like student laptops; jobs such as teachers, Basic education is fully funded by state taxes with counselors, food service, and staff beyond state- local levies paying for sports, extracurriculars, and funded positions; school services like special things required for in-person education. education and advanced learning; and student Many families are under extreme financial stress opportunities including athletics, music, drama, and and the school district should share our burden. extracurricular activities. Families need the extra financial support right now COVID-19 has forced education to be reinvented and should not be forced to pay for services that and now requires different resources that cannot be cannot be provided. had without a cost. Please continue supporting our kids, our community, and our future. Rebuttal of Statement For: With school lessons and interactions going online, Rebuttal of Statement Against: there is no need to fund additional activities. Teachers and students need technology and Reduced cost of maintaining buildings, support software subscriptions beyond what state funding staff, and fewer students means less funding is provides. The current budget is significantly necessary. Parents need to keep their tax dollars reduced from last year's and relies on use of to choose education alternatives for their children. savings. We will need local levy funds to make up Vote no. the difference. Vote Yes!
Statement Against and Rebuttal prepared by: Statement For and Rebuttal prepared by: Committee on Schools Overspending, Random Support School District 321, Public interest for Citizen, Disgruntled Neighbor schools
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For Educational Use Only. Not an Official Voters’ Pamphlet. 20 What is the Electoral College?
The Electoral College is a Washington has 12 process, not a place presidential electors When you vote for President and Vice Every state starts with two because every President, you determine a group of people state has two U.S. Senators. Based on called electors (also known as a slate) to population, each state receives an additional represent Washington state in the Electoral elector for every Congressional District. College. The electors gather December 14, 2020 to cast votes for President based on the state’s election results. 2 U.S. Senators Each major political party chooses their +10 Congressional Districts own electors through the caucus and =12 Total electors convention process.
The magic number How electoral votes are There are a total of 538 electoral votes distributed in the nation. A presidential ticket needs Washington state is one of 48 states at least 270 electoral votes nationwide that uses a “winner-take-all” system; the to win. If no presidential ticket receives a presidential ticket that wins the popular majority of electoral votes, the U.S. House of vote in the state is entitled to all 12 of Representatives elects the President and the Washington’s electoral votes. U.S. Senate elects the Vice President.
The Electoral College is established in the United States Constitution and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). You can learn more at www.archives.gov. 21 Federal Qualifications & Responsibilities Except for the President and Vice President, all federal officials elected in Washington must be registered voters of the state. Only federal offices have age requirements above and beyond being a registered voter.
President & Vice President The President must be at least 35 years old and a natural born U.S. citizen. Voters indirectly elect the President through the Electoral College. The President is elected to a four-year term and cannot serve more than two elected terms.
The chief duty of the President is to ensure the laws of the nation are faithfully executed. This duty is largely performed through appointments for thousands of federal positions, including secretaries of cabinet-level agencies and federal judges (subject to confirmation by the Senate). The President is the commander in chief of the U.S. armed forces, has the power to sign and veto (reject) laws passed by Congress, and makes treaties with foreign governments (with Senate approval).
The Vice President serves as the presiding officer of the Senate. The Vice President becomes President if the office is vacated.
The order of major political parties is determined by the number of votes cast in this state for the President of the United States at the last presidential election. In 2016, the Democratic Party received the highest number of votes in Washington state and must appear on the ballot first. Independent and minor party candidates follow major parties in the order of their qualification with the Secretary of State. (RCW 29A.36.161)
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Joseph R. Kamala D. Biden Harris Democratic Party Nominee Democratic Party Nominee President Vice President
Elected Experience Elected Experience Vice President of the United States; United States Senator United States Senator from California; Attorney General of from Delaware; New Castle County Council California; District Attorney of San Francisco Other Professional Experience Other Professional Experience No information submitted Deputy District Attorney of Alameda County Education Education University of Delaware; Syracuse University College of Law University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D.); Community Service Howard University (B.A.) No information submitted Community Service Previously served on the Board of Trustees for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Statement Former Vice President Joe Biden believes we are in a His vision for America is based on equal opportunity for battle for the soul of this nation. The current president all. Treating everyone with dignity. A middle class where threatens everything we stand for by fanning the flames of everyone - regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, or hate groups, dividing Americans, and tearing the fabric of disability - comes along. the country apart. The stakes in this election couldn’t be As president, Joe will expand on the historic progress of the higher, and nothing will change if we don’t defeat the current Obama-Biden administration and rebuild a strong, inclusive president. middle class. He’ll protect and build on Obamacare with a Joe’s parents instilled in him that when you see an abuse of public option. He’ll restore our standing in the world. power, it’s your obligation to stand up to combat it. That’s Joe has a proven ability to bring people together and to motivated him his entire life - as Senator from Delaware for deliver for the middle class. At this defining moment in our 36 years and President Obama’s Vice President for 8 years. nation’s history, it’s going to take Joe’s strong leadership to Joe stood shoulder to shoulder with President Obama to unite America and move our country forward. pass the Affordable Care Act, expanding health care for 20 Contact million people. He wrote and passed the Violence Against [email protected]; www.joebiden.com Women Act, when domestic violence was considered a family matter. He took on the NRA and won – twice – including passing the assault weapons ban. And, he started talking about climate change as a moral issue of our time far before it was a mainstream issue.
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Donald J. Michael R. Trump Pence Republican Party Nominee Republican Party Nominee President Vice President
Elected Experience Elected Experience President of the United States of America Vice President of the United States of America; Governor of th Other Professional Experience Indiana; Congressman for Indiana’s 6 Congressional District CEO, Trump Organization Other Professional Experience Education No information submitted Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, Education Philadelphia; New York Military Academy Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law; Community Service Hanover College No information submitted Community Service No information submitted
Statement Four years ago, President Donald J. Trump ran on a promise That’s why President Trump stands proudly with our law to put America First, and he has kept that promise. enforcement who, day in and day out, put their lives on President Trump fought the establishment to lower taxes for the line to keep our families and our children safe from hardworking middle-class families, create better trade deals dangerous criminals. Our men and women in blue deserve that stopped the offshoring of American jobs, and rebuild our a President that has their back, who will work with them to military. make sure criminals are brought to justice, and not someone that would side with rioters that burn our buildings and President Trump stands by his oath to defend and protect destroy our communities. the American people. That’s why, as your President, Donald J. Trump has stood up to the radical left that would defund As your President, Donald J. Trump will continue to deliver our police, allow our cities to devolve into lawless zones, and on his promise to Make America Great Again, by holding make our families less safe. China accountable for the virus they unleashed upon the world. We can and we will defeat the invisible enemy, so we Lawless zones like CHOP, CHAZ, or whatever the radical can continue the economic prosperity that President Trump left wants to call them cannot be allowed to happen again, delivered when he was elected. and President Trump stands committed to stopping them. These aren’t peaceful gatherings of protestors. They are a Vote to put America First and to Make America Great Again. hotbed of crime, promoting the wanton destruction of our Vote Donald J. Trump for President. homes, our businesses, and innocent lives. Contact (646) 736-1779; [email protected]; www.DonaldJTrump.com
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Jo Jeremy “Spike” Jorgensen Cohen Libertarian Party Nominee Libertarian Party Nominee President Vice President
Elected Experience Elected Experience Libertarian vice-presidential nominee with Harry Browne No experience raising taxes, sending our troops to fight in 1996; Libertarian candidate for US House (SC-04) in unnecessary wars, waging the failed War on Drugs, 1992. No experience raising taxes, sending our troops to interfering with free markets, or overspending taxpayers’ fight in unnecessary wars, waging the failed War on Drugs, hard-earned money. interfering with free markets, or overspending taxpayers’ Other Professional Experience hard-earned money. At sixteen, Jeremy “Spike” Cohen built a web design Other Professional Experience business that catered to small businesses. It was so Full-time senior lecturer in psychology at Clemson successful that Mr. Cohen was able to retire in his early University; business partner in a consulting firm; marketing thirties and focus on spreading the message of Liberty. representative for IBM; owner and president of a software Education duplication company. Learned leadership, marketing and communication from Education starting, growing and managing small businesses. Ph.D., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Clemson Community Service University; MBA, Southern Methodist University; B.S., Volunteer for Bosko Ministries, Little River United Methodist Psychology, Baylor University Church, Street Reach Ministries, Dignity Ministry, Humane Community Service Society of North Myrtle Beach. Libertarian Party Chair, Greenville County, SC; Camp Fire Girls leader for deaf community
Statement While 3,000 miles separate Olympia from Washington, DC, it wars and stationing troops around the world in dozens sometimes feels that there is an even greater divide between of countries away from their families. We can protect our Washingtonians and the politicians who claim to represent communities without sacrificing freedom through failed them. The Evergreen State shares a name with our nation’s initiatives like civil asset forfeiture, no-knock raids, qualified capital, but not the same refusal to try new ideas. immunity, and the War on Drugs. We can value necessary responsibility for workers and employers without endless Perhaps that is why more people in Washington state voted barriers of entry to professions and new businesses. We Libertarian in 2016 than ever before. can balance the budget without raising taxes. By ending Washingtonians have made it clear they won’t wait for excessive government overspending, we can also eliminate the federal government to act, and time and again, they the federal income tax. have been ahead of the pace of career politicians. After all, I’m running for President not just to present a new way Washington was the first state where death with dignity, of addressing important issues. I’m running because marriage equality, and recreational cannabis were all legal at Washington state deserves a better way — solutions that the same time. create real change for real people. Just like those in Washington state, Libertarians know it Contact doesn’t have to be this way. (864) 535-5400; [email protected]; joj2020.com We can reduce healthcare costs without putting government in charge of highly personal medical decisions and creating a one-size-fits-all system. We can prioritize our national security without being involved in unnecessary foreign continue United States President & Vice President | 4-year term 25
Howie Angela Hawkins Walker Green Party Nominee Green Party Nominee President Vice President
Elected Experience Elected Experience Three-time Green Party candidate for New York governor Independent socialist candidate for Sheriff of Milwaukee in 2010, 2014, and 2018, each time receiving enough votes County, WI, 2014, receiving 20% of the vote. Vice to qualify the Green Party for the ballot for 4 years. First US Presidential candidate of the Socialist Party USA, 2016. candidate to campaign for a Green New Deal in 2010. Other Professional Experience Other Professional Experience Bus driver, truck driver, school teacher, community organizer. Retired UPS Teamster and construction worker. Education Education Bay View High School, Milwaukee, 1992. University of North Dartmouth College, 1975. Florida, 2001. Community Service Community Service Teamsters for a Democratic Union, American Legion Dunbar As Legislative Director of Amalgamated Transit Union Local Post 1643, Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Southside 998, led her local’s participation in the 2011 Wisconsin Community Coalition (Syracuse, NY). Uprising for public employee collective bargain rights. Community Campaigns Coordinator, Wisconsin Jobs Now, 2015-2016.
Statement Our Green Party presidential ticket is campaigning for real a guaranteed income above poverty, affordable housing, solutions to life-or-death issues. Real solutions can’t wait! Medicare for All, free public education from pre-K through college, and doubling Social Security benefits for a secure COVID-19 Pandemic: The ever-growing sickness and death retirement for every senior. from COVID-19 in the US shows that the two governing parties are presiding over a failed state. Organized countries Climate Crisis: We will enact an emergency Green New Deal around the world have suppressed the virus. We will enact a to achieve zero carbon emissions and 100% clean energy by comprehensive Test, Contact Trace, and Quarantine program 2030. We will ban fracking and new fossil fuel infrastructure. to suppress community spread of the virus so we can safely Nuclear Arms Race: We will cut military spending by 75%, re-open the economy and schools. withdraw from the endless wars abroad, pledge no first Police Brutality and Systemic Racism: We call for community use of nuclear weapons, and disarm to a minimum credible control of the police through commissions selected by the nuclear deterrent. On the basis of these tension-reducing community with the power to appoint police chiefs, set peace initiatives, we will go to the other nuclear powers to policies and budgets, and investigate and discipline police negotiate complete and mutual nuclear disarmament. misconduct. We support reparations, including a massive Contact federal investment in jobs, housing, schools, healthcare, (315) 220-0101; [email protected]; and businesses in racially-oppressed communities that www.howiehawkins.us have been impoverished by generations of segregation, discrimination, and exploitation. Economic Inequality: After 45 years of stagnant wages and growing inequality, working-class life expectancy is declining. We will enact an Economic Bill of Rights to end poverty and economic despair, including a job guarantee, continue 26 United States President & Vice President | 4-year term
Gloria Sunil La Riva Freeman Socialism and Liberation Socialism and Liberation Party Nominee Party Nominee President Vice President
Elected Experience Elected Experience 1994, 1998: California Peace and Freedom Party candidate N/a for California Governor. 2016, 2020 Party for Socialism and Other Professional Experience Liberation and Peace and Freedom Party candidate, US Organizer in the movement against the U.S. war on Iraq. Has President. participated in and organized many events in opposition to Other Professional Experience U.S. wars, the blockade of Cuba, and the sanctions levied 2002-08: president of Bay Area Typographical Union, CWA, against many countries. Contributed to and edited major Lo. 39521. 2008-present: Vice President, Pacific Media literary journals, and is the author of several books of poetry Guild, CWA. Award winning video producer, “Genocide by and prose. Sanctions” (Iraq 1998). “NATO Targets” (Yugoslavia 1999). Education Education Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from the University Brandeis University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. Community Service Community Service Founder, Farmworkers Emergency Relief; Founder; National Disability rights activist working to make all aspects of Committee to Free the Cuban Five; Organizer, ANSWER society accessible to all. Coalition-Act Now to Stop War & End Racism; Activist against racism and police abuse, and in support of women’s, immigrant and LGBTQ rights.
Statement Vote Socialist in 2020! equality for LGBTQ people; Full rights for all immigrants; Nationalizing banks and corporations, using their vast stolen Gloria La Riva, a labor and anti-war activist, is the Party for wealth to provide for people’s needs. Socialism and Liberation candidate for President in the 2020 election. Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, her father was “Today, while the obscene wealth of the super-rich grows a letter carrier, her mother an immigrant from Mexico and every day, half the U.S. population is living in or near garment worker. La Riva is a delegate to the San Francisco poverty,” says La Riva. “When the capitalist bankers torched Labor Council. the economy the federal government bailed them out with trillions of dollars. Now it’s time to rescue the people! La Riva’s 10-point program calls for making a job or income, health care, education, adequate food and affordable “For the Earth to live, capitalism must go. The multiple crises housing Constitutional rights; Cancelling rent and mortgage of inequality, injustice, endless war, environmental destruction payments for tenants, small landlords and small businesses and more can only be overcome by replacing capitalism with for duration of COVID-19 pandemic; Ending racism, police a system based on meeting people’s needs – socialism. If brutality and mass incarceration, freeing Leonard Peltier, you agree, join our campaign!” Mumia Abu Jamal, Jalil Muntaqim and all political prisoners; Contact Shutting down all U.S. military bases around the world (425) 310-2576; [email protected]; www.LaRiva2020.org and stopping the drive toward war against China and Russia; Ending U.S. aid to Israel - self-determination for the Palestinian people; Lifting the sanctions/blockades on Cuba, Venezuela, Iran, North Korea and other countries; Independence for Puerto Rico; Honoring Native treaties; Defending unions and a $20/hour minimum wage; Equal rights for women including all reproductive rights; Full continue United States President & Vice President | 4-year term 27
Alyson Malcolm M. Kennedy Jarrett Socialist Workers Party Socialist Workers Party Nominee Nominee President Vice President
Elected Experience Elected Experience Ran for President in 2016; for Dallas, TX Mayor in 2019. Ran for Pittsburgh City Council in 2019 Other Professional Experience Other Professional Experience Utah Coal miner in union organizing drive with workers from Cooks at catering company. Joined teachers’ actions in Mexico fighting for wages, safe working conditions. Walmart West Virginia, Oklahoma, North Carolina and Pennsylvania worker in Dallas. in 2018. Joined UAW workers’ picket lines against GM, Ford Education and Fiat Chrysler. Protested U.S. wars from Vietnam to the Mideast. In May Education 2020 picketed with packing house workers in Yakima, WA. Traveled to Cuba and is opposed to U.S. embargo. Supports Community Service Cuba’s socialist revolution. Attended protests in Minneapolis, Houston and Louisville Community Service against killings of George Floyd and Brionna Taylor. Picketed In 2018 joined others protesting the killings of eleven Jews with union members on strike against ASARCO in Arizona at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Has been involved and Texas. In June brought solidarity to 4,300 unionists in fights against police brutality from the killing of Jonny on strike against naval shipyard in Bath, Maine. Supports a Gammage in Pittsburgh in 1997 to joining protests of killings woman’s right to choose abortion. of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Supports women’s right to choose abortion.
Statement The Socialist Workers Party demands the federal government workplace committees to combat the bosses’ production immediately fund a massive public works program to provide of shoddy goods, expose their waste, as well as protect the jobs at union- scale wages for the millions thrown out of work. environment. The COVID-19 virus has exposed the crisis of capitalism. Workers need our own party—a labor party – to fight to take Workers can build hospitals, housing, schools and day care political power out of the hands of the bosses and bankers centers and replace crumbling infrastructure. and the Democrats and Republicans who represent them. The bosses divide working people by scapegoating immi- We need to emulate what the workers and farmers of Cuba grant workers who they exploit. My campaign demands did when they made their revolution in 1959 - -establish a amnesty for all undocumented workers in the U.S. workers and farmers government. We call for arrest and prosecution of all cops who kill working people and we fight Workers Control of Production. Workers need to work! It is against women’s oppression and defend a woman’s right to only at work that by acting together, we utilize our power and choose abortion. stand up to the bosses. Such resistance has taken place among Walmart workers, fruit packing workers in Yakima, Join the Socialist Workers Party 2020 campaign! Read and machinists union shipyard workers on strike in Bath, Maine subscribe to our campaign newspaper, the Militant. along with copper miners who struck in Arizona and Texas Contact and among workers on the railroads – who all demand safe (206) 323-1755; [email protected]; working conditions, control over line speed, pay raises and www.themilitant.com forty-hour work weeks. Our campaign points to what is possible and needed. If workers wrested control of production, we could set up end 28 Judicial Qualifications & Responsibilities Washington judges are nonpartisan. Judges must be registered Washington voters.
Judges Judicial candidates must be in good standing to practice law in Washington and are prohibited from statements that appear to commit them on legal issues that may come before them in court. State Supreme Court Justice The Washington Supreme Court is the highest judiciary in the state. State Supreme Court justices hear appeals and decide cases from Courts of Appeals and other lower courts. Nine justices are elected statewide to serve six- year terms. Court of Appeals Judge Court of Appeals judges hear appeals from Superior Courts. A total of 22 judges serve three divisions headquartered in Seattle, Tacoma, and Spokane. Court of Appeals judges serve six-year terms. Superior Court Judge Superior Courts hear felony criminal cases, civil matters, divorces, juvenile cases, and appeals from the lower courts. Superior Courts are organized by county into 30 districts. Superior Court judges serve four-year terms.
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Dave Raquel Larson Montoya-Lewis (Nonpartisan) (Nonpartisan)
Legal/Judicial Experience Legal/Judicial Experience 23 years as a highly rated trial attorney, 12 years as a judge. State Supreme Court Justice with 20 years judicial Other Professional Experience experience: Whatcom County Superior Court, 2015-2020; Judge Larson is a leader in the judiciary, serving on the Former Chief Judge for the Lummi Nation, Upper Skagit Legislative, Therapeutic Courts, Public Trust & Confidence and Nooksack Indian tribes. Committees; the Civic Learning Council, and Council on Other Professional Experience Independent Courts. Recipient of the Judge William Nevins Former Professor at Western Washington University; Award for civics education and DMCJA President’s Award Nationally recognized educator, trained hundreds of judges. for protecting judicial independence. Education Education BA, University of New Mexico; JD, UW Law School, MSW, B.A., Public Administration, UPS; J.D., SU Law School. UW School of Social Work Community Service Community Service 2018 “Hero” of Federal Way Schools award. He attends Justice Montoya-Lewis served on the Washington State St. Vincent DePaul Parish. A member of Kiwanis, where he Advisory Group & the Federal Advisory Committee on founded the Aktion Club, for people with developmental Juvenile Justice, Family Violence Advisory Board for the disabilities. National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Statement and co-chaired the Whatcom County Commercial Sexual Judge Dave Larson is our best choice for state Supreme Exploitation of Children Task Force. Court Justice because he will protect our civic rights and Statement uphold the law and constitution as written. Judge Larson I am proud to serve you on our highest court, where I bring has a record of fairness and impartiality, which is why he’s diverse judicial experience and a reputation for fairness and enjoyed strong support from Democrats, Republicans, and common sense--making sure laws are applied without bias Independents over his career. During this time of growing or political influence. I have presided over therapeutic drug division, we need a Justice like Dave Larson. courts, developed innovative programs for children and Judge Larson has been a champion for improving our families, and managed hundreds of trials, including felony courts. As the Presiding Judge of Federal Way, he’s criminal trials and complex civil litigation. I’m committed to supported reforms to reduce domestic violence, combat ensuring victims are heard and supported. drug addiction, and better serve the mentally ill. Judge As Washington’s first Native American Justice, I’m proud Larson knows these same approaches can be used to of my record of accomplishments and appreciate my role reduce the impacts of the homelessness crisis, humanely as a voice for underrepresented communities. I’ve worked making our communities safer. hard to earn the respect of my peers, those who appear in If you know Judge Larson, you know how much he cares my courtroom, and voters looking for qualified, impartial, about the people who appear in his courtroom. He’s fair, independent judges. compassionate, and respectful. Dave’s also a great legal An award winning advocate for children and youth, I’ve mind, he knows the law and the State Constitution. As a worked to restore young lives rather than create a cycle of faculty member of the state’s Judicial College, he taught incarceration. We must invest in early intervention to deter other judges about judicial independence. criminal behavior, providing pathways for success for those Judge Larson has the character and legal experience we who do commit crimes. need in our next Justice. Judge Dave Larson. For Justice. My thoughtful approach is reflected by “exceptionally well For All. qualified” evaluations. I’m endorsed by my Supreme Court Contact colleagues, judges statewide, as well as the State Labor (253) 344-4716; [email protected]; Council, Washington Conservation Voters, the National www.larsonforwa.org Women’s Political Caucus-WA, Women of Color in Politics, and more. Contact justicemontoyalewis.com Student Mock Election Ends November 3 2020 #FutureVoter
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