Just got off the phone with anti-tax initiative guru Tim Eyman.
He was tight-lipped about his prospects for getting Initiative 1033  on this year’s ballot. The initiative would cap general-fund revenue for cities, counties and the state by tying it to the rate of inflation and population growth.
While Eyman isn’t saying until Thursday whether he has enough signatures, it’s probably a pretty safe bet that he does. He announced at the beginning of last week that his signature gatherers had collected 270,000 names on petitions.
Initiatives this year need 241,153 valid signatures to qualify for the ballot. But, as Eyman says, “You’ve got to have a cushion, and the cushion has to be substantial,” because not all those signatures will be valid.
He’ll feel comfortable with 292,000, he said.
Does he have that many? We’ll get back to you.
“That’s the big announcement for tomorrow,” Eyman said.

- Pat Muir