BILL REQ. #:  S-4302.2 



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SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5278
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State of Washington60th Legislature2008 Regular Session

By Senate Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Franklin, Kastama, Kline, Spanel, Keiser, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, Regala, Pridemore, Poulsen, Fraser, Rasmussen, and Rockefeller)

READ FIRST TIME 01/22/08.   



     AN ACT Relating to use of public funds for political purposes; and amending RCW 42.17.128.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 42.17.128 and 1993 c 2 s 24 are each amended to read as follows:
     Public funds, whether derived through taxes, fees, penalties, or any other sources, shall not be used to finance political campaigns for state ((or local)) office. The legislative authority of a county, city, town, or district may establish a program allowing the use of public funds to finance campaigns for local office through adoption of an ordinance or resolution. The ordinance or resolution must be submitted to and approved by a vote of the people at the next general election in the form of a referendum for those jurisdictions that have referendum power, and in the form of an advisory ballot for those jurisdictions without referendum power. A county, city, town, or district that establishes a program to publicly finance local office political campaigns may only use funds derived from local sources to fund the program.

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