RCW 35.17.260
Legislative—Ordinances by initiative petition.
Ordinances may be initiated by petition of registered voters of the city filed with the commission. If the petition accompanying the proposed ordinance is signed by the registered voters in the city equal in number to twenty-five percent of the votes cast for all candidates for mayor at the last preceding city election, and if it contains a request that, unless passed by the commission, the ordinance be submitted to a vote of the registered voters of the city, the commission shall either:
(1) Pass the proposed ordinance without alteration within twenty days after the county auditor's certificate of sufficiency has been received by the commission; or
(2) Immediately after the county auditor's certificate of sufficiency for the petition is received, cause to be called a special election to be held on the next election date, as provided in RCW 29A.04.330, provided that the resolution deadline for that election has not passed, for submission of the proposed ordinance without alteration, to a vote of the people unless a general election will occur within ninety days, in which event submission must be made on the general election ballot.
[ 2015 c 146 § 5; 2015 c 53 § 29; 1996 c 286 § 4; 1965 c 7 § 35.17.260. Prior: 1911 c 116 § 21, part; RRS § 9110, part.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: This section was amended by 2015 c 53 § 29 and by 2015 c 146 § 5, each without reference to the other. Both amendments are incorporated in the publication of this section under RCW 1.12.025(2). For rule of construction, see RCW 1.12.025(1).
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.