Interfering with signature-gathering for WA initiatives is on the rise. It's also illegal

Interfering with signature-gathering for WA initiatives is on the rise. It's also illegal Scott Greenstone October 07, 2025 / 3:21 pm

Andre Scott was gathering signatures outside the Covington WalMart on Sept. 24 when, he says, an employee on break came up to him.

“He just seemed like a normal person,” Scott said. “He asked if he could sign the initiatives.”

Scott was on the clock. A paid signature-gatherer from Texas, he’s part of a campaign to get two initiatives sent to state lawmakers — one giving parents rights to access materials like mental health counseling records about their children, and the other requiring that schools verify girls in sports aren’t transgender. Scott has two daughters.

“Me being in Texas, it doesn't affect me or my family, but it does affect the peop