Referendum petitions against a measure passed by the Legislature shall be filed
with the Secretary of State not later than ninety days after final adjournment of
the session in which the measure passed.
The following is a list of proposed referendum measures filed to date with the Office
of the Secretary of State. To be certified, a petition must contain the signatures
of at least
120,577
registered voters. The deadline for filing petition signatures for the following
referenda is 5:00 p.m.
July 25, 2009. Questions regarding the
content of referenda should be directed to the sponsor(s).
NOTE: Initiative numbers are not assigned until the proposal has been reviewed by
the state Code Reviser and the sponsor has submitted the final language of the proposed
initiative. The content of initiatives is described as general "subject matter"
pending the issuance of an official ballot title and summary by the state Attorney
General.
Ballot TitleStatement of Subject: The legislature passed Senate Bill 5599 concerning election of the President of the United States.
Concise Description: This bill would enter Washington into an agreement to appoint presidential electors pledged to support the winner of the national popular vote, if states possessing a majority of electoral votes enact the agreement.
Should this bill be:
___ Approved
___ Rejected
Ballot Measure SummaryThe President is elected through “electoral college” votes cast by electors appointed from each state. This bill enters Washington into an agreement under which each state enacting the agreement will appoint presidential electors who are pledged to support the candidate receiving the largest national popular vote, instead of the candidate receiving the most votes in that state. The agreement would take effect only if states holding at least a majority of electoral votes enact it.
*No Signatures Submitted*View Complete Text 
Ballot TitleStatement of Subject: The legislature passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5808 concerning annexation of unincorporated areas.
Concise Description: This bill would permit cities and towns to annex certain fire district territory after an agreement, in addition to other methods, and would also reduce property percentage requirements for some annexation petitions.
Should this bill be:
Approved ___
Rejected ___
Ballot Measure SummaryThe portions of ESSB 5808 covered by this referendum measure would permit a city or town to annex unincorporated areas served by a fire protection district – in addition to existing annexation methods – by interlocal agreement between the city or town, the county and the fire district serving the area. It would also make uniform for all cities the procedure for annexation by petition of owners of 60% of assessed property value in an annexation area.
*Revised by court order on 06-18-2009
*No signatures SubmittedView Complete Text
