Slog - Comments on Re: Meanwhile, Down the Ballot http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/re_meanwhile_down_th Last week, I reported that Seattle Citizens for Free Speech, the pro-strip club group, had raised nearly $550,000 for its campaign to repeal the four-foot rule in strip clubs. This, I though, was perhaps the largest amount ever raised for a city initiative. Turns out I was wrong. As Seattle Ethics and Elections director Wayne Barnett (no relation) points out, the Better City Campaign, which advocated for the failed Commons proposal in 1995, raised $939,261. However, I think the strip clubs may yet beat that record.... Copyright 2007 Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:17:29 -0800 Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:27:39 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mr. X I was going to point that out, but it is a bit different, as that was a ballot issue put before voters by the City Council (not that they wouldn't have avoided a vote if they could have done so) rather than a citizen led initiative.

Still, though, that's a lot of $1 bills in g-strings....

]]> Mr. X http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/re_meanwhile_down_th#c371534 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/06/re_meanwhile_down_th#c371534 City Mon, 19 Jun 2006 15:27:39 -0800