Yet another Tim Eyman initiative won’t become law, thanks to the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to uphold a previous ruling against last fall's I-1366.
King County Superior Court Judge William L. Downing had earlier ruled that Initiative 1366 improperly covered more than one topic and interfered with the Legislature’s power when it comes to changing the state constitution. The initiative was approved by voters last year by 51.5 percent to 48.5 percent.
I-1366 sought to force the Legislature to put a constitutional amendment requiring supermajority approval by lawmakers of tax increases and extensions. If the Legislature didn't send the amendment to voters, 1366 would have cut the state income tax. Courts had earlier tossed another of his supermajority initiatives, I-1185, and Eyman responded with 1366. as a way to thrown out by the courts.
