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Dear Friend,
When you're dealing with a crisis -- a car accident, a burglary, a house fire, or anything else -- the last thing you want to worry about is whether your insurance company will be there for you. You pay your premiums, and you expect your insurance company to keep their promises. Unfortunately, thousands of Washington residents file complaints with the Insurance Commissioner every year because their legitimate claims have been unfairly delayed or denied. That's unacceptable. Referendum 67 simply holds insurance companies more accountable to consumers by requiring that they pay our legitimate claims in a reasonable and timely manner. Insurance companies that are already acting responsibly have absolutely nothing to fear from R-67 -- but it's time for the bad apples to clean up their act. That's why Gov. Chris Gregoire endorses Approve R-67 and sends the following message to voters in Washington State: "I will vote to Approve Referendum 67. R-67 is about protecting consumers from being unreasonably denied claims by insurance companies. Insurance companies that do not unreasonably deny claims shouldn't be concerned about the law. Washingtonians deserve the kind of protection given by R-67." Please join Governor Gregoire in voting to Approve R-67, sign the Approve 67 online petition, and forward this email to every Washington voter you know! The main legislation underlying R-67 was already overwhelmingly passed by both the State House and Senate, and Governor Gregoire signed it into law earlier this year -- and now we as voters are being asked to uphold this law. A broad coalition of elected officials and organizations -- representing more than 1.8 million Washington residents -- are all joining together to urge voters to Approve R-67. Governor Gregoire stands with Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler, Congressman Jay Inslee, King County Executive Ron Sims, Pierce County Executive John Ladenburg, Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, House Speaker Frank Chopp, and Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown, among many others, in urging you to Approve 67. The AARP, the Washington State Council of Firefighters, Washington Fraternal Order of Police, SEIU, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, the Washington Education Association, and many other organizations are joining us as well. What's more, newspapers across Washington -- at least 19 at last count, from all corners of the state -- have all come out to urge their readers to vote to Approve R-67 as well. The Seattle Times says R-67 helps in "restoring the balance... of power between an insurance company and a customer." The Seattle Post-Intelligencer calls Referendum 67 "a consumer tool," saying "the more we learn about it, the more we favor a yes vote on R-67," while the Longview Daily News says that "voters should reject insurers' scare tactics." The Tacoma News Tribune, Everett Herald, Wenatchee World, Yakima Herald, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, The Columbian, and The Olympian have all endorsed the Approve 67 campaign as well. Please vote to Approve R-67, sign the Approve 67 online petition, and forward this email to every Washington voter you know! It's time for all insurance companies to treat us fairly. Please join us in voting to Approve R-67. Sincerely,
Allison Branham
P.S. We're counting on your help to spread the word about R-67 in these last 72 hours before Election Day -- and your personal recommendation to your friends & family will make a huge difference. Please forward this email to every Washington voter you know -- and help us Approve R-67! Sign the Approve 67 petition | Visit Approve67.org
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