We had it a week ago thanks to Scott St. James at Evergreen Freedom Foundation. Now the AP and Seattle Times report it.
WA union member charged in initiative fraud case
The Associated Press
King County is charging a Service Employees International Union member with fraud for allegedly forging signatures in the petition drive for Initiative 1098.
Investigation records say the union paid 52-year-old Claudia R. McKinney of Burien to gather signatures for I-1098.
The case began in July, when state elections officials said a single signature-gatherer had submitted 20 petition sheets with possibly falsified signatures.
Initiative 1098 would impose a state income tax on wealthier households while cutting state property taxes and some business taxes.
The I-1098 campaign has said it has zero tolerance for fraud.
The alleged fraud represented a small slice of the nearly 25,000 petitions that were submitted.
Investigation records say the union paid 52-year-old Claudia R. McKinney of Burien to gather signatures for I-1098.
The case began in July, when state elections officials said a single signature-gatherer had submitted 20 petition sheets with possibly falsified signatures.
Initiative 1098 would impose a state income tax on wealthier households while cutting state property taxes and some business taxes.
The I-1098 campaign has said it has zero tolerance for fraud.
The alleged fraud represented a small slice of the nearly 25,000 petitions that were submitted.
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