RCW 29A.72.110
Petitions to legislature -- Form.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.[2005 c 239 § 1; 2003
c 111 § 1812; 1982 c 116 § 9; 1965 c 9 § 29.79.090. Prior: 1913
c 138 § 5, part; RRS § 5401, part. Formerly RCW 29.79.090.]
NOTES:
Effective date -- 2005 c 239: "This act takes effect January
1, 2006." [2005 c 239 § 4.]