RCW 29A.72.010 Filing proposed measures with secretary of state. 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, […]
RCW 29A.72.020 Review of proposed initiatives—Certificate required. Upon receipt of a proposed initiative measure, and before giving it a serial number, the secretary of state shall submit a copy thereof to the office of the code reviser and give notice to the sponsor of such transmittal. Upon receipt of the measure, the assistant code reviser […]
RCW 29A.72.025 Fiscal impact statements. The office of financial management, in consultation with the secretary of state, the attorney general, and any other appropriate state or local agency, shall prepare a fiscal impact statement for each of the following state ballot measures: (1) An initiative to the people that is certified to the ballot; (2) […]
RCW 29A.72.027 Public investment impact disclosures. (1) The attorney general must prepare a public investment impact disclosure for any ballot measure that: (a) Repeals, levies, or modifies any tax or fee, including changing the scope or application of an existing tax or fee; and (b) Has a fiscal impact statement, as provided by RCW 29A.72.025, […]
RCW 29A.72.028 Public investment impact disclosures—Appeal to superior court. Any persons, including either or both houses of the legislature, dissatisfied with the public investment impact disclosure for a state initiative or referendum may, within three days from the filing of the public investment impact disclosure in the office of the secretary of state, appeal to […]
RCW 29A.72.030 Time for filing various types. Initiative measures proposed to be submitted to the people must be filed with the secretary of state within ten months prior to the election at which they are to be submitted, and the signature petitions must be filed with the secretary of state not less than four months […]
RCW 29A.72.040 Numbering—Transmittal to attorney general. The secretary of state shall give a serial number to each initiative, referendum bill, referendum measure, or measure for an advisory vote of the people, using a separate series for initiatives to the legislature, initiatives to the people, referendum bills, referendum measures, and measures for an advisory vote of […]
RCW 29A.72.050 Ballot title—Formulation, ballot display. (1) The ballot title for an initiative to the people, an initiative to the legislature, a referendum bill, or a referendum measure consists of: (a) A statement of the subject of the measure; (b) a concise description of the measure; and (c) a question in the form prescribed in […]
RCW 29A.72.060 Ballot title and summary by attorney general. 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, […]
RCW 29A.72.070 Ballot title and summary—Notice. Upon the filing of the ballot title and summary for a state initiative or referendum measure in the office of secretary of state, the secretary of state shall notify by telephone and by mail, and, if requested, by other electronic means, the person proposing the measure, the prime sponsor […]
RCW 29A.72.080 Ballot title and summary—Appeal to superior court. Any persons, including the attorney general or either or both houses of the legislature, dissatisfied with the ballot title or summary for a state initiative or referendum may, within five days from the filing of the ballot title in the office of the secretary of state, […]
RCW 29A.72.090 Ballot title and summary—Mailed to proponents and other persons—Appearance on petitions. When the ballot title and summary are finally established, the secretary of state shall file the instrument establishing it with the proposed measure and transmit a copy thereof by mail to the person proposing the measure, the chief clerk of the house […]
RCW 29A.72.100 Petitions—Paper—Size—Contents. The person proposing the measure shall print blank petitions upon single sheets of paper of good writing quality (including but not limited to newsprint) not less than eleven inches in width and not less than fourteen inches in length. Each petition at the time of circulating, signing, and filing with the secretary […]
RCW 29A.72.110 Petitions to legislature—Form. Petitions for proposing measures for submission to the legislature at its next regular session must be substantially in the following form: The warning prescribed by RCW 29A.72.140; followed by: INITIATIVE PETITION FOR SUBMISSION TO THE LEGISLATURE To the Honorable . . . . . ., Secretary of State of the State of Washington: We, the […]
RCW 29A.72.120 Petitions to people—Form. Petitions for proposing measures for submission to the people for their approval or rejection at the next ensuing general election must be substantially in the following form: The warning prescribed by RCW 29A.72.140; followed by: INITIATIVE PETITION FOR SUBMISSION TO THE PEOPLE To the Honorable . . . . . ., Secretary of State of […]
RCW 29A.72.130 Referendum petitions—Form. Petitions ordering that acts or parts of acts passed by the legislature be referred to the people at the next ensuing general election, or special election ordered by the legislature, must be substantially in the following form: The warning prescribed by RCW 29A.72.140; followed by: PETITION FOR REFERENDUM To the Honorable […]
RCW 29A.72.140 Warning statement—Further requirements. The word “warning” and the following warning statement regarding signing petitions must appear on petitions as prescribed by this title and must be printed on each petition sheet such that they occupy not less than four square inches of the front of the petition sheet. WARNING Every person who signs […]
RCW 29A.72.150 Petitions—Signatures—Number necessary. When the person proposing any initiative measure has obtained signatures of legal voters equal to or exceeding eight percent of the votes cast for the office of governor at the last regular gubernatorial election prior to the submission of the signatures for verification, or when the person or organization demanding any […]
RCW 29A.72.160 Petitions—Time for filing. The time for submitting initiative or referendum petitions to the secretary of state for filing is as follows: (1) A referendum petition ordering and directing that the whole or some part or parts of an act passed by the legislature be referred to the people for their approval or rejection […]
RCW 29A.72.170 Petitions—Acceptance or rejection by secretary of state. The secretary of state may refuse to file any initiative or referendum petition being submitted upon any of the following grounds: (1) That the petition does not contain the information required by RCW 29A.72.110, 29A.72.120, or 29A.72.130. (2) That the petition clearly bears insufficient signatures. (3) […]
