Progress Update

Last night I finished the initiative (basically), bringing me one step closer to my trip to Olympia and my showdown with the Secretary of State. When one submits a proposed initiative, one must include a signed affidavit (available on the website of the Secretary of State). This affidavit must also be signed by a notary public. I must admit I didn't really know what exactly are the duties of a notary public (though Wikipedia is always helpful), or how one goes about finding one. I asked my mother, and she said that most banks will have a notary public, so today I ventured to the U-district branch of Washington Mutual, and had one of the friendly tellers direct me to a notary public. A couple of the managers were notaries, and the notarization process is really easy. An ID check, a couple signatures, a date and a stamp are all you need. It takes about two minutes, and now I have my Affidavit for Proposed Initiative ready to go. Once I finish the bulk of my finals (a couple papers due on Thursday), I can go to Olympia, slap down the five dollar filing fee, and begin the revision and review process. I would include the text of the initiative, but I'm not on my home computer, and don't feel like typing the whole thing out. I should have that up in the next day though.