Washington: Tunnel measure comes up short on signatures
With fewer than 250 signatures left to review, anti-tunnel Initiative 101 doesn’t have enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot. The initiative, which seeks to prohibit the the state’s use of city rights-of-way for construction of a Highway 99 tunnel, needs 20,629 verified signatures to be sent to voters. As of Tuesday, 19,128 had been verified, while 8,641 had been challenged, said Kim van Ekstrom, spokeswoman for King County Elections office, which certifies the signatures.