Initiative Measure 55
Proposed Initiative No. 55, Establishing "Freedom To Peaceably Assemble Day." ---------- FRONT SIDE ---------- Dunk the Mayor! a seattle citizen's initiative. step right up. sign it. dunk. Initiative petition for submission to the Seattle City Council. Flip this bad mamma jamma over for complete text of the initiative. Check out http://dunkthemayor.org for more funny, funny information about this serious, serious initiative. Return signed petitions to: Citizens for a Better Community and the Occasional Mayoral Dunking PO Box 95227 Seattle, WA 98145 To the City Council of the City of Seattle. We, the undersigned registered voters of The City of Seattle, State of Washington, propose and ask for the enactment as an ordinance of the measure known as Initiative Measure Number 55 entitled: "The City of Seattle Initiative Measure Number 55 concerns celebrating 'Freedom to Peaceably Assemble Day' each November 30. The measure would declare 'Freedom to Peaceably Assemble Day.' Pine Street between Fourth and Fifth Avenues would be closed most of the day for a celebration at which groups could spread their messages and other activities could occur. The City would set up a dunk tank in which the Mayor would be required to sit. Other City officials could choose to be dunked. The City could request donations and sell merchandise to cover costs and benefit charity. Should this measure be enacted into law?", a full, true and correct copy of which is included herein, and we petition the Council to enact said measure as an ordinance; and, if not enacted within forty-five (45) days from the time of receipt thereof by the City Council, then to be submitted to the qualified electors of The City of Seattle for approval or rejection at the next regular election or at a special election in accordance with Article IV, Section 1 of the City Charter; and each of us for himself or herself says: I have personally signed this petition; I am a registered voter of The City of Seattle, State of Washington, and my residence address is correctly stated. ONLY SEATTLE RESIDENTS CAN SIGN. YES, FREMONT, THIS INCLUDES YOU. Signature Printed Name Street Address ZIP Code Date 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 LEGAL MUMBO JUMBO! WARNING Ordinance 942891 provides as follows: Section 1. It is unlawful for any person: 1. To sign or decline to sign any petition for a City initiative, referendum, or Charter amendment, in exchange for any consideration or gratuity or promise thereof; or 2. To give or offer any consideration or gratuity to anyone to induce him or her to sign or not to sign a petition for a City initiative, referendum, or Charter amendment; or 3. To interfere with or attempt to interfere with the right of any voter to sign or not to sign a petition for a City initiative, referendum, or Charter amendment by threat, intimidation or any other corrupt means or practice; or 4. To sign a petition for a City initiative, referendum, or Charter amendment with any other than his or her true name, or to knowingly sign more than one (1) petition for the same initiative, referendum or Charter amendment measure, or to sign any such petition knowing that he or she is not a registered voter of The City of Seattle. The provisions of this ordinance shall be printed as a warning on every petition for a City initiative, referendum, or Charter amendment. Section 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall upon conviction thereof be punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500) or by imprisonment in the City Jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. ---------- BACK SIDE ---------- Complete Text of Initiative Measure Number 55 An ordinance to declare November 30 "Freedom to Peaceably Assemble Day" in the City of Seattle and on that day to block off Pine Street between 4th and 5th for the purpose of a celebration and requiring the Mayor to spend time in a dunk tank at that celebration. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS: 1. FREEDOM TO PEACEABLY ASSEMBLE DAY! November 30 is hereby declared "Freedom to Peaceably Assemble Day" in the City of Seattle. 2. CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES, COME ON! On Freedom to Peaceably Assemble Day, the City shall block off Pine Street between 4th Avenue and 5th Avenue for the purpose of a celebration. This shall be done not later than 9 a.m. and shall remain at least through the remainder of the day. Vehicles may not park on Pine Street between 4th Avenue and 5th Avenue, nor may they park on Westlake Park. 3. COMMIES, PREACHERS AND VEGANS, OH MY! At the Freedom to Peaceably Assemble Day event, activist, religious, nonprofit, and other groups may set up tables to spread their message. Other allowable acts include, but are not limited to: a. Political breakdancing; b. Organizing laid-off Kozmo.com workers; c. Bok choy theater; d. Presidential pardon fundraising; e. Pin the light rail on the valley; f. Taking the communists seriously; g. Wedgewood pride; h. Telling smart-alecky college kids just how bad things used to be. 4. DUNK THE MAYOR! At the Freedom to Peaceably Assemble Day event, the City shall set up a dunk tank in which the Mayor shall sit for no less than thirty (30) combined minutes between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Other City officials may, at their choosing, sit in the dunk tank as well. 5. WHAT ABOUT STAN? If Stan Lippmann is not a City official by Freedom to Peaceably Assemble Day, the City should consider allowing him to sit in the dunk tank as well. 6. DUNK TANKS ARE CASH COWS! The City may ask for, but not require, a donation for the pleasure of dunking City officials. The City may also sell "I dunked the Mayor" merchandise. The proceeds from this may be used to pay the costs incurred by the City for the Freedom to Peaceably Assemble Day event. Any money collected beyond those costs shall be donated to Northwest Harvest or a similar 501(c)(3) group. 7. WE AINT DUMB! If any provision of this ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected. This petition sponsored by: Citizens for a Better Community and the Occasional Mayoral Dunking PO Box 95227 Seattle, WA 98145 http://dunkthemayor.org ---------- END OF PETITION ----------