HB 1228 - DIGEST

     Provides that, whenever state officers or measures are voted upon at a state primary or general election held in an even-numbered year under RCW 29.13.010, the state of Washington shall assume a prorated share of the costs of the primary or election according to the following schedule:

     (1) 2002, twenty-five percent;

     (2) 2004, fifty percent;

     (3) 2006, seventy-five percent; and

     (4) 2008 and thereafter, one hundred percent.