The secretary of state shall give a serial number to each initiative, referendum bill, or referendum measure, using a separate series for initiatives to the legislature, initiatives to the people, referendum bills, and referendum measures, and forthwith transmit one copy of the measure proposed bearing its serial number to the attorney general. Thereafter a measure shall be known and designated on all petitions, ballots, and proceedings as "Initiative Measure No. . . . .," "Referendum Bill No. . . . .," or "Referendum Measure No. . . . .."
RCW 29A.72.040
Numbering—Transmittal to attorney general.
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 192 Wash. 2d 782 - State v. Evergreen Freedom Found. (2019)
Most recently applied in Tim Eyman v. Robert Ferguson (January 2019)
2023 c 109 s 4; 2008 c 1 s 7 (Initiative Measure No. 960, approved November 6, 2007); 2003 c 111 s 1805; 1982 c 116 s 3; 1965 c 9 s 29.79.030
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.