1509-S AMH DICK MAYN 200805

SHB 1509 - H AMD 805 failed 2-2-98

By Representative Dickerson

     On page 7, after line 35, insert the following:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 6.  A new section is added to chapter 29.79 RCW to read as follows:

     (1) A person must be a registered voter of this state to obtain, or attempt to obtain, signatures on an initiative or referendum petition.  A person who violates this subsection may be subject to a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars for each violation.

     (2) A person may only hire a person who is a registered voter of this state for the purpose of obtaining or attempting to obtain signatures on an initiative or referendum petition.  A person who violates this subsection may be subject to a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each violation.

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