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Ban Traffic Cameras in Washington State! We originally turned in 1,900 signatures in Mukilteo but it turns out 407 were invalid signatures. But they gave us 10 days to make them up. We turned in just over 1,000 more! for a grand total of 2,900 signatures!
Great work you guys! Thanks for your help!

Ban the Cams note:  GREAT JOB OVER THERE IN WASHINGTON STATE! TELL ATS WHERE TO SHOVE THEIR SCAMERAS THIS NOVEMBER!  (That is if they don't use another "PAC" like they did in College Station to DENY A ELECTION!)

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/29/2967.asp

Quote:  "ATS had used its front group, the Keep College Station Safe Political Action Committee (PAC), to hire the lawfirm that won a temporary restraining order forbidding the city from implementing the initiative approved by voters. The company-backed lawsuit argued that the November 3 vote was invalid because the petition placing the measure on the ballot had been filed more than 600 days too late. Under city rules, an "initiative" petition to create a new ordinance has no deadlines, but a "referendum" petition to overturn an existing ordinance has a tight, twenty-day deadline. ATS-backed representatives argued that the petition was a referendum, not an initiative.

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/29/2983.asp  (shows you why despite all the claims of "public support" THE SCAMERA SIDE DOESN'T WANT A PUBLIC VOTE!

Quote: "While the decision may have no immediate practical impact, it does hold important implications for future initiative efforts. On November 16, College Station officials conceded to the public will by terminating its contract with ATS. However, not having the camera ban enacted by the voters on the books will allow a traffic camera vendor to come back and install cameras in the future without having to seek public approval. The concern is not merely theoretical. In 1991, the residents of Peoria, Arizona insisted by a 2-to-1 margin on sending ATS packing (at the time, the company operated under a different name). Two years ago, however, Peoria's city council decided to ignore the referendum vote and allow an Australian company to operate red light cameras in the city without prior public approval."

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