2233-S AMH TAYL OSBO 035

SHB 2233 - H AMD 933

By Representative Taylor

FAILED 02/10/2012

    On page 2, beginning on line 37, after "(6)" insert "At any time prior to the governor's submission of the retrocession proclamation to the federal government, a registered voter in the area subject to retrocession may file with the county auditor a notice of intent to file a petition for the recall of the retrocession, subject to a filing fee of $250.  The county auditor must notify the office of the governor of the recall petition notice on the day of receipt.  Upon receipt of such notice, the governor is barred from submitting the proclamation to the federal government until the recall process is concluded. The person filing the recall notice has ninety days from the date of filing to collect signatures equal to at least four percent of the total number of votes cast for the office of governor at the last regular state gubernatorial election in the area subject to retrocession. If sufficient qualified signatures are presented to the county auditor, then the county auditor shall notify the office of the governor and proceed to hold a special election to determine whether retrocession shall occur. If a majority of the voters in the area subject to retrocession vote in favor of retrocession or the county auditor determines that a petition is insufficient, the governor may submit a proclamation to the federal government.  All election costs are to be paid by the Indian tribe subject to the proposed retrocession.

    (7)"

    Renumber the remaining subsections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

EFFECT: 1) Authorizes a registered voter residing in the area subject to a proposed retrocession to initiate an electoral process to recall a retrocession approved by the Governor; 2) establishes procedural requirements for the recall process; and 3) establishes that once the recall process is set in motion, the Governor may not forward a retrocession proclamation to the federal government unless a majority of the voters in the retrocession area vote in favor of the proposed retrocession.  

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