RCW 29A.72.120
Petitions to people -- Form.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.[2005 c 239 § 2; 2003
c 111 § 1813; 1982 c 116 § 10; 1965 c 9 § 29.79.100. Prior:
1913 c 138 § 6, part; RRS § 5402, part. Formerly RCW 29.79.100.]
NOTES:
Effective date -- 2005 c 239: See note following RCW 29A.72.110.