Except as provided in RCW 35A.11.090, and except that the number of registered voters needed to sign a petition for initiative or referendum shall be fifteen percent of the total number of names of persons listed as registered voters within the city on the day of the last preceding city general election, the powers of initiative and referendum in noncharter code cities shall be exercised in the manner set forth for the commission form of government in RCW 35.17.240 through 35.17.360, as now or hereafter amended.
RCW 35A.11.100
Initiative and referendum—Exercise of powers.
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 192 Wash. 2d 782 - State v. Evergreen Freedom Found. (2019)
Most recently applied in 192 Wash. 2d 782 - State v. Evergreen Freedom Found. (January 2019)
1973 1st ex.s. c 81 s 3.
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