Two statewide ballot measures will have a tremendous impact on Washington’s children and families.
Ballots will arrive in your mailbox this week. It’s critical that you exercise your right to vote and help protect Washington’s children, families and schools.
On Tim Eyman’s Initiative 1033, the League of Education Voters urges a resounding NO vote.
I-1033 will stop education reform in its tracks. It will effectively prevent any new investments in schools, higher education or teacher compensation, and force further cuts to already reduced educational opportunities the state provides children and families.
Under I-1033, today’s recession budget would be the high water mark for our schools, colleges and universities and the beginning of an era of ever-reduced investments in Washington’s families and children.
It’s no wonder that the one state in the union that adopted a similar measure, Colorado, has dropped to 49th and 48th lowest in higher education and K-12 investments.
Click here to learn more about Tim Eyman’s I-1033.
On Referendum 71, the League of Education Voters urges voters to APPROVE this measure.
Referendum 71 extends the legal protections afforded to married couples to families headed by same-sex partners or seniors who form stable households and register with the state. LEV believes all families need the same basic legal protections:
- Labor and employment protections;
- Access to school and medical records;
- Family leave to care for sick family members;
- Insurance and medical rights; and
• Access to pensions and benefits in the event of disability or death of a parent or spouse.
No purpose is served by excluding domestic partners from these protections, responsibilities and benefits, designed to promote family stability.
Click here to learn more about Referendum 71.
Ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day, November 3.
