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Eyman. Check's in the Mail?
Tim Eyman is busy again, but his main financial backer, retired Woodinville financial adviser Mark Dunmire, hasn't written the anti-tax crusader a check as of the March campaign finance reports. (The new reports are due this week, so perhaps a big check will show up in April's numbers.)
Eyman has filed several initiatives with the secretary of state: One initiative each to repeal the taxes that the legislature raised this year, including the tax on candy and the tax on soda. He's also got "the son of 960"—an initiative to reinstate the requirement that two-thirds of the legislature approve any vote to raise taxes.
Eyman has until July 2 to turn in the 240,000 signatures he needs for any of the initiatives to qualify (and more like 300,000 to be safe). Eyman relies on paid signature gatherers.
Currently, his two main political action committees, Help Us Help Taxpayers and Voters Want More Choices, have about $70,000 cash on hand combined without Dunmire's support yet, according to the latest campaign finance reports.
We have a call in to Eyman.
Eyman has filed several initiatives with the secretary of state: One initiative each to repeal the taxes that the legislature raised this year, including the tax on candy and the tax on soda. He's also got "the son of 960"—an initiative to reinstate the requirement that two-thirds of the legislature approve any vote to raise taxes.
Eyman has until July 2 to turn in the 240,000 signatures he needs for any of the initiatives to qualify (and more like 300,000 to be safe). Eyman relies on paid signature gatherers.
Currently, his two main political action committees, Help Us Help Taxpayers and Voters Want More Choices, have about $70,000 cash on hand combined without Dunmire's support yet, according to the latest campaign finance reports.
We have a call in to Eyman.
