Initiative 2124 (Long-term care insurance)
Election Results
| Option | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| No | 2,013,086 | 55.45% |
| Yes | 1,617,112 | 44.55% |
* Race percentages are calculated with data from the Secretary of State's Office, which omits write-in votes from its calculations when there are too few to affect the outcome. The Spokane County Auditor's Office may have slightly different percentages than are reflected here because its figures include any write-in votes.
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Three of four initiatives to repeal state laws on Washington’s ballot failed Tuesday night. The result will maintain the state’s Climate Commitment Act, long-term insurance program and capital gains tax.
Conservative group behind statewide initiatives issued hefty fine for violating campaign finance law
Washington’s campaign finance law enforcement agency has handed a $20,000 fine to the conservative organization behind the slate of initiatives appearing on the ballot this November.
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WA Cares is a small lifeline to those workers struggling to pay for long-term care. Voters this fall will decide whether you can opt out
When her elderly father needed 24-hour care, Sam Hatzenbeler could not afford it.
GOP backers sue to keep fiscal impact of Washington initiatives off the ballot
The GOP backers of three initiatives that could repeal or alter a trio of significant state policies are suing to keep information about the possible budget implications of each measure from appearing on voters’ ballots in November.
WA at national forefront of battle over long-term care
May 24—OLYMPIA — Getting older is a fact of life — but how Americans should pay for that care is a matter of opinion. Experts say Washington voters in November could shape how other states try to figure out how to foot the bill for the costs of an aging population. That’s because Washington has done something unique: It was the first in the country to set up a publicly funded trust dedicated …
Why supporters of Washington’s long-term care program are worried
With a looming ballot initiative threatening to upend the finances of Washington’s long-term care benefit, the state is looking at contingency plans.
WA Cares, if it survives, could benefit people who retire elsewhere
Feb. 21—OLYMPIA — State legislators are advancing a proposal that would let Washingtonians access benefits through the state’s new long-term care insurance program, WA Cares Fund, even if they left the state for a new job or to retire. But the proposals are moving forward as WA Cares faces questions over its survival. A petition-backed initiative to the Legislature would make optional a …
Conservatives file measure to make opting out of WA long-term care tax easier
It would become a lot easier for workers to stop paying Washington’s new long-term care services tax under an initiative delivered Thursday to the Secretary of State.