RCW 35.17.240
Legislative—Referendum—Filing suspends ordinance.
Upon the filing of a referendum petition praying therefor, the commission shall reconsider an ordinance subject to referendum and upon reconsideration shall defeat it in its entirety or shall submit it to a vote of the people. The operation of an ordinance so protested against shall be suspended until the referendum petition is finally found insufficient or until the ordinance protested against has received a majority of the votes cast thereon at the election.
[ 1965 c 7 § 35.17.240. Prior: 1911 c 116 § 22, part; RRS § 9111, part.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 35.17 - Commission Form of Government.
35.17.010 - Definition of commission form.
35.17.020 - Elections—Terms of commissioners—Vacancies.
35.17.035 - Second-class cities, parking meter revenue for revenue bonds.
35.17.080 - Employees of commission.
35.17.090 - Distribution of powers—Assignment of duties.
35.17.100 - Bonds of commissioners and employees.
35.17.105 - Clerk may take acknowledgments.
35.17.108 - Salaries of mayor and commissioners.
35.17.120 - Officers and employees—Salaries and wages.
35.17.130 - Officers and employees—Creation—Removal—Changes in compensation.
35.17.150 - Officers and employees—Passes, free services prohibited, exceptions—Penalty.
35.17.170 - Financial statements—Monthly—Annual.
35.17.180 - Legislative power—How exercised.
35.17.190 - Legislative ordinances and resolutions.
35.17.200 - Legislative—Appropriations of money.
35.17.210 - Legislative—Street improvements.
35.17.220 - Legislative—Franchises—Referendum.
35.17.230 - Legislative—Ordinances—Time of going into effect.
35.17.240 - Legislative—Referendum—Filing suspends ordinance.
35.17.250 - Legislative—Referendum—Petitions and conduct of elections.
35.17.260 - Legislative—Ordinances by initiative petition.
35.17.270 - Legislative—Initiative petition—Submission procedures.
35.17.280 - Legislative—Initiative petition—Checking by clerk.
35.17.290 - Legislative—Initiative petition—Appeal to court.
35.17.300 - Legislative—Initiative—Conduct of election.
35.17.310 - Legislative—Initiative—Notice of election.
35.17.330 - Legislative—Initiative—Effective date—Record.
35.17.340 - Legislative—Initiative—Repeal or amendment.
35.17.350 - Legislative—Initiative—Repeal or amendment—Method.
35.17.360 - Legislative—Initiative—Repeal or amendment—Record.
35.17.370 - Organization on commission form—Eligibility—Census.
35.17.380 - Organization—Petition.
35.17.390 - Organization—Ballots.
35.17.400 - Organization—Election of officers—Term.
35.17.410 - Organization—Effect on ordinances—Boundaries—Property.
35.17.420 - Organization—Revision of appropriations.
35.17.430 - Abandonment of commission form.
35.17.440 - Abandonment—Method.