CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 1222



59th Legislature
2005 Regular Session

Passed by the House April 20, 2005
  Yeas 85   Nays 10


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Speaker of the House of Representatives


Passed by the Senate April 14, 2005
  Yeas 32   Nays 13



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President of the Senate
CERTIFICATE

I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 1222 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.



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Chief Clerk
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Governor of the State of Washington
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Secretary of State
State of Washington


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ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 1222
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AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

Passed Legislature - 2005 Regular Session
State of Washington59th Legislature2005 Regular Session

By Representatives McDermott, Nixon, Ericks, Buri, Simpson, Shabro, Williams, Dickerson, Sells, Ormsby and Haigh

Read first time 01/18/2005.   Referred to Committee on State Government Operations & Accountability.



     AN ACT Relating to ballot measure petitions; amending RCW 29A.72.110, 29A.72.120, and 29A.72.130; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 29A.72.110 and 2003 c 111 s 1812 are each amended to read as follows:
     Petitions for proposing measures for submission to the legislature at its next regular session must be substantially in the following form:

     The warning prescribed by RCW 29A.72.140; followed by:


     INITIATIVE PETITION FOR SUBMISSION TO THE LEGISLATURE


To the Honorable . . . . . ., Secretary of State of the State of Washington:
     We, the undersigned citizens and legal voters of the State of Washington, respectfully direct that this petition and the proposed measure known as Initiative Measure No. . . . . and entitled (here set forth the established ballot title of the measure), a full, true, and correct copy of which is printed on the reverse side of this petition, be transmitted to the legislature of the State of Washington at its next ensuing regular session, and we respectfully petition the legislature to enact said proposed measure into law; and each of us for himself or herself says: I have personally signed this petition; I am a legal voter of the State of Washington in the city (or town) and county written after my name, my residence address is correctly stated, and I have knowingly signed this petition only once.
     The following declaration must be printed on the reverse side of the petition:

     I, . . . . . . . . . . . ., swear or affirm under penalty of law that I circulated this sheet of the foregoing petition, and that, to the best of my knowledge, every person who signed this sheet of the foregoing petition knowingly and without any compensation or promise of compensation willingly signed his or her true name and that the information provided therewith is true and correct. I further acknowledge that under chapter 29A.84 RCW, forgery of signatures on this petition constitutes a class C felony, and that offering any consideration or gratuity to any person to induce them to sign a petition is a gross misdemeanor, such violations being punishable by fine or imprisonment or both.
     RCW 9A.46.020 applies to any conduct constituting harassment against a petition signature gatherer. This penalty does not preclude the victim from seeking any other remedy otherwise available under law.

     The petition must include a place for each petitioner to sign and print his or her name, and the address, city, and county at which he or she is registered to vote.

Sec. 2   RCW 29A.72.120 and 2003 c 111 s 1813 are each amended to read as follows:
     Petitions for proposing measures for submission to the people for their approval or rejection at the next ensuing general election must be substantially in the following form:

     The warning prescribed by RCW 29A.72.140; followed by:


     INITIATIVE PETITION FOR SUBMISSION TO THE PEOPLE


To the Honorable . . . . . ., Secretary of State of the State of Washington:
     We, the undersigned citizens and legal voters of the State of Washington, respectfully direct that the proposed measure known as Initiative Measure No. . . . ., entitled (here insert the established ballot title of the measure), a full, true and correct copy of which is printed on the reverse side of this petition, be submitted to the legal voters of the State of Washington for their approval or rejection at the general election to be held on the . . . . . day of November, (year); and each of us for himself or herself says: I have personally signed this petition; I am a legal voter of the State of Washington, in the city (or town) and county written after my name, my residence address is correctly stated, and I have knowingly signed this petition only once.
     The following declaration must be printed on the reverse side of the petition:

     I, . . . . . . . . . . . ., swear or affirm under penalty of law that I circulated this sheet of the foregoing petition, and that, to the best of my knowledge, every person who signed this sheet of the foregoing petition knowingly and without any compensation or promise of compensation willingly signed his or her true name and that the information provided therewith is true and correct. I further acknowledge that under chapter 29A.84 RCW, forgery of signatures on this petition constitutes a class C felony, and that offering any consideration or gratuity to any person to induce them to sign a petition is a gross misdemeanor, such violations being punishable by fine or imprisonment or both.
     RCW 9A.46.020 applies to any conduct constituting harassment against a petition signature gatherer. This penalty does not preclude the victim from seeking any other remedy otherwise available under law.

     The petition must include a place for each petitioner to sign and print his or her name, and the address, city, and county at which he or she is registered to vote.

Sec. 3   RCW 29A.72.130 and 2003 c 111 s 1814 are each amended to read as follows:
     Petitions ordering that acts or parts of acts passed by the legislature be referred to the people at the next ensuing general election, or special election ordered by the legislature, must be substantially in the following form:

     The warning prescribed by RCW 29A.72.140; followed by:


     PETITION FOR REFERENDUM


To the Honorable . . . . . ., Secretary of State of the State of Washington:
     We, the undersigned citizens and legal voters of the State of Washington, respectfully order and direct that Referendum Measure No. . . . . ., filed to revoke a (or part or parts of a) bill that (concise statement required by RCW ((29A.36.070)) 29A.36.071) and that was passed by the . . . . . . legislature of the State of Washington at the last regular (special) session of said legislature, shall be referred to the people of the state for their approval or rejection at the regular (special) election to be held on the . . . . day of November, (year); and each of us for himself or herself says: I have personally signed this petition; I am a legal voter of the State of Washington, in the city (or town) and county written after my name, my residence address is correctly stated, and I have knowingly signed this petition only once.
     The following declaration must be printed on the reverse side of the petition:

     I, . . . . . . . . . . . ., swear or affirm under penalty of law that I circulated this sheet of the foregoing petition, and that, to the best of my knowledge, every person who signed this sheet of the foregoing petition knowingly and without any compensation or promise of compensation willingly signed his or her true name and that the information provided therewith is true and correct. I further acknowledge that under chapter 29A.84 RCW, forgery of signatures on this petition constitutes a class C felony, and that offering any consideration or gratuity to any person to induce them to sign a petition is a gross misdemeanor, such violations being punishable by fine or imprisonment or both.
     RCW 9A.46.020 applies to any conduct constituting harassment against a petition signature gatherer. This penalty does not preclude the victim from seeking any other remedy otherwise available under law.

     The petition must include a place for each petitioner to sign and print his or her name, and the address, city, and county at which he or she is registered to vote.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4   This act takes effect January 1, 2006.

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