Democracy for Vancouver

HB 1551 allowing local cities, towns, counties and districts to enact public financing of campaigns passed the Washington State Legislature today.

Here is the role call:Yeas: 56 Nays: 38 Absent: 0 Excused: 4

Voting Yea: Representatives Appleton, Barlow, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Conway, Darneille, Dickerson, Dunshee, Eddy, Ericks, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Grant, Green, Haigh, Hasegawa, Hunt, Hunter, Jarrett, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kirby, Lantz, Liias, Linville, Loomis, McCoy, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, Nelson, O’Brien, Ormsby, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Quall, Roberts, Rolfes, Santos, Schual-Berke, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Sommers, Springer, Sullivan, Upthegrove, Wallace, Williams, Wood, and Mr. Speaker Chopp

Voting Nay: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Armstrong, Bailey, Blake, Campbell, Chandler, Condotta, Crouse, Dunn, Ericksen, Haler, Hankins, Herrera, Hinkle, Hudgins, Hurst, Kessler, Kretz, Kristiansen, McCune, McDonald, Newhouse, Orcutt, Pearson, Priest, Roach, Rodne, Ross, Schindler, Schmick, Smith, Sump, Takko, Van De Wege, Walsh, and Warnick

Absent:
Excused: Representatives DeBolt, Eickmeyer, Hailey, and Skinner

Special thanks to our local Representatives Fromhold, Moeller and Wallace for supporting this important legislation.

The bill was amended on the floor to exclude local school districts from being able to publicly fund elections and any public funding proposal must be approved by the voters before adoption.

Hopefully the Senate will pass this too and allow the people of Washington to take back control of our elective process.

This is a big victory for the people of Washington State.