FAILED 4/05/2005

Amendment #0393

5332.E AMH NIXO MORI 042

ESB 5332 - H AMD

By Representative Nixon

   Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

   "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 36.01 RCW to read as follows:

   (1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, King county is authorized to rename itself, through a duly enacted ordinance, in honor of the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr.

   (2) The county shall refer an ordinance enacted under subsection (1) of this section to the voters of King county for their approval at the next special or general election immediately following the effective date of the ordinance. The ordinance may not go into effect unless it is approved by the majority of voters voting on the issue in the election."

Correct the title.

EFFECT: Removes the provision renaming King County in honor of the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. Authorizes King County to rename itself by ordinance in honor of the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. Requires the county to refer the ordinance to the voters of King County for their approval at the next special or general election immediately following the ordnance's effective date.