(The Center Square) – The organization behind Initiative 2117 to repeal the Climate Commitment Act and end carbon auctions in Washington state has filed a complaint with the Public Disclosure Commission against the administration of Gov. Jay Inslee.
Let’s Go Washington is claiming $200 energy rebates given to hundreds of thousands of Washingtonians constituted a bribe by government employees hoping to influence people to vote down the measure in November.
“Gov. Inslee’s administration acted outside of the law by bribing voters with state resources,” said Let’s Go Washington spokesperson Hallie Balch in an interview with The Center Square on Wednesday.
She went on to say, “The deputy assistant director [of the Washington State Department of Commerce] was emailing with the public utilities commission , asking that they send out rebate checks by Sept. 15 so it would be ahead of voting on I-2117.”
“We’re just trying to find out was she and her team instructed by the governor to do this and have there been other conversations going on about specifically making sure it was happening before the election, because we see that as a clear attempt to bribe voters,” Balch explained.