§ 29A.72.010 Filing proposed measures with secretary of state
§ 29A.72.020 Review of proposed initiatives — Certificate required
§ 29A.72.025 Fiscal impact statements
§ 29A.72.027 Public investment impact disclosures
§ 29A.72.028 Public investment impact disclosures — Appeal to superior court
§ 29A.72.030 Time for filing various types
§ 29A.72.040 Numbering — Transmittal to attorney general
§ 29A.72.050 Ballot title — Formulation, ballot display
§ 29A.72.060 Ballot title and summary by attorney general
§ 29A.72.070 Ballot title and summary — Notice
§ 29A.72.080 Ballot title and summary — Appeal to superior court
§ 29A.72.090 Ballot title and summary — Mailed to proponents and other persons — Appearance on petitions
§ 29A.72.100 Petitions — Paper — Size — Contents
§ 29A.72.110 Petitions to legislature — Form
§ 29A.72.120 Petitions to people — Form
§ 29A.72.130 Referendum petitions — Form
§ 29A.72.140 Warning statement — Further requirements
§ 29A.72.150 Petitions — Signatures — Number necessary
§ 29A.72.160 Petitions — Time for filing
§ 29A.72.170 Petitions — Acceptance or rejection by secretary of state
§ 29A.72.180 Petitions — Review of refusal to file
§ 29A.72.190 Petitions — Appellate review
§ 29A.72.200 Petitions — Destruction on final refusal
§ 29A.72.210 Petitions — Consolidation into volumes
§ 29A.72.230 Petitions — Verification and canvass of signatures, observers — Statistical sampling — Initiatives to legislature, certification of
§ 29A.72.240 Count of signatures — Review
§ 29A.72.250 Initiatives and referenda to the people — Certificates of sufficiency
§ 29A.72.260 Rejected initiatives to legislature
§ 29A.72.270 Alternatives to initiatives to the legislature
§ 29A.72.280 Concise description for alternative to initiative to the legislature
§ 29A.72.290 Printing ballot titles on ballots — Separate headings
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Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 29A.72 - State initiative and referendum

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. Source: OCC
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.