CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 1222
Chapter 239, Laws of 2005
59th Legislature
2005 Regular Session
BALLOT MEASURE PETITIONS
EFFECTIVE DATE: 1/01/06
Passed by the House April 20, 2005
Yeas 85 Nays 10
FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
Passed by the Senate April 14, 2005
Yeas 32 Nays 13
BRAD OWEN
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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.
RICHARD NAFZIGER
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Chief Clerk |
Approved May 3, 2005.
CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
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Governor of the State of Washington | | FILED
May 3, 2005 - 3:41 p.m.
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 Washington | 59th Legislature | 2005 Regular Session |
By Representatives McDermott, Nixon, Ericks, Buri, Simpson, Shabro,
Williams, Dickerson, Sells, Ormsby and HaighRead 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.
Passed by the House April 20, 2005.
Passed by the Senate April 14, 2005.
Approved by the Governor May 3, 2005.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 3, 2005.