2SSB 5297 -
By Senator Roach
NOT CONSIDERED 05/25/2011
On page 2, beginning on line 12 of the amendment, strike all of
subsection (1) and insert the following: "((If any legal voter of the
state, either individually or on behalf of an organization, desires to
petition the legislature to enact a proposed measure, or submit a
proposed initiative measure to the people, or order that a referendum
of all or part of any act, bill, or law, passed by the legislature be
submitted to the people, he or she shall file with the secretary of
state a legible copy of the measure proposed, or the act or part of
such act on which a referendum is desired, accompanied by an affidavit
that the sponsor is a legal voter and a filing fee prescribed under RCW
43.07.120.))"
On page 2, at the beginning of line 22 of the amendment, strike "(2)"
EFFECT: Removes the section of the bill that allows the secretary of state to set initiative and referenda filing fee amounts.