RCW 29A.72.010

Filing proposed measures with secretary of state.

Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case City of Sequim v. Malkasian (2006)

Most recently applied in 192 Wash. 2d 782 - State v. Evergreen Freedom Found. (January 2019)

2015 c 72 s 10; 2003 c 111 s 1802; 1982 c 116 s 1; 1965 c 9 s 29.79.010

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If any legal voter of the state, either individually or on behalf of an organization, desires to petition the legislature to enact a proposed measure, or submit a proposed initiative measure to the people, or order that a referendum of all or part of any act, bill, or law, passed by the legislature be submitted to the people, he or she shall file with the secretary of state:

(1) A legible copy of the measure proposed, or the act or part of such act on which a referendum is desired;

(2) A signed affidavit, or electronic submission, that the sponsor is a registered voter; and

(3) A filing fee prescribed under RCW 43.07.120.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.