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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 8229
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State of Washington 53rd Legislature 1994 Regular Session
By Senator Hargrove
Read first time 02/02/94. Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, IN LEGISLATIVE SESSION ASSEMBLED:
THAT, At the next general election to be held in this state there shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the state for their approval and ratification, or rejection, an amendment to Article I, section 34 of the Constitution of the state of Washington to read as follows:
Article I, section 34.
The legislature shall pass the necessary laws to carry out the provisions of
section thirty‑three (33) of this article, and to facilitate its
operation and effect without delay: Provided, That the authority hereby
conferred upon the legislature shall not be construed to grant to the
legislature any exclusive power of lawmaking nor in any way limit the
initiative and referendum powers reserved by the people. The percentages
required for recall petitions shall be((,)): State
officers((,)) other than judges, senators, and representatives((,
city)); officers of cities ((of the first class,)) and
towns; school district boards in cities of the first class; and
county officers of counties of the first, second, and third classes,
twenty‑five per cent. Officers of all other political subdivisions, ((cities,
towns,)) townships, precincts, and school districts not herein
mentioned((,)); and state senators and representatives, thirty‑five
per cent.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the secretary of state shall cause notice of the foregoing constitutional amendment to be published at least four times during the four weeks next preceding the election in every legal newspaper in the state.
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