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Washington State Senate passes bill ending advisory votes on the ballot
The Washington State Senate has passed a bill that would eliminate advisory votes from the ballot. The legislation now heads to the House of Representatives for considera...
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Absolutely not. It’s basically another form of censorship. Advisory votes are one of the few ways for voters to tell their elected officials what they do and do NOT want passed. I bet if you look at who would sponsor a bill like this, it will be the Democrats.