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                                                     SENATE BILL 5976

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State of Washington                              53rd Legislature                             1993 Regular Session

By Senator Rinehart; by request of Office of Financial Management

Read first time 04/08/93.  Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

Establishing the requirements for advertising state measures.

          AN ACT Relating to legal advertising of state measures; amending RCW 29.27.074; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

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

        Sec. 1.  RCW 29.27.074 and 1967 c 96 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

          The notice provided for in 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)) identify the state measure to be voted upon and provide a brief explanatory statement.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1993.

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