Within five days after the receipt of an initiative or referendum the attorney general shall formulate the ballot title, or portion of the ballot title that the legislature has not provided, required by RCW 29A.72.050 and a summary of the measure, not to exceed seventy-five words, and transmit the serial number for the measure, complete ballot title, and summary to the secretary of state. Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays are not counted in calculating the time limits in this section.
RCW 29A.72.060
Ballot title and summary by attorney general.
Applied in 2 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)
2003 c 111 s 1807
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.