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SENATE BILL 6068
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State of Washington 55th Legislature 1997 Regular Session
By Senators West, Spanel and Oke; by request of Secretary of State
Read first time 03/13/97. Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
AN ACT Relating to legal advertising of state measures; and amending RCW 29.27.072 and 29.27.074.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 29.27.072 and 1967 c 96 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
Subject
to the availability of funds appropriated specifically for that purpose, the
secretary of state shall ((cause)) publish notice of the proposed
constitutional amendments and ((laws authorizing)) other state ((debts))
measures that are to be submitted to the people ((to be published at
least)) at a state general election up to four times during the four
weeks ((next)) immediately preceding ((the)) that
election in every legal newspaper in the state ((and)). He or she
shall supplement this publication ((thereof by)) with an
equivalent amount of radio and television ((broadcast as provided in RCW
65.16.130, 65.16.140, and 65.16.150)) advertisements.
Sec. 2. RCW 29.27.074 and 1967 c 96 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
The
newspaper and broadcast notice ((provided for in)) required by
Article XXIII, section 1, of the state Constitution and RCW 29.27.072 ((shall
set forth the following information:
(1)
A legal identification of the state measure to be voted upon.
(2)
The official ballot title of such state measure.
(3)
A brief statement explaining the constitutional provision or state law as it
presently exists.
(4)
A brief statement explaining the effect of the state measure should it be
approved.
(5) The total number of votes cast for and against the measure in
both the state senate and house of representatives)) must
identify the state measures appearing on the general election ballot in that year
and include any related information that, in the opinion of the secretary of
state, is likely to promote increased knowledge about those measures and
participation in the election. No individual candidate or incumbent public
official may be referred to or identified in these notices or advertisements.
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