Notifying legislators of initiative signature challenges.

 S-0079.1

SENATE BILL 5048

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senators J. Wilson, McCune, Christian, and Holy

Prefiled 12/13/24.

AN ACT Relating to notifying legislators of initiative signature challenges; and amending RCW 29A.72.240 .

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 29A.72.240 and 2003 c 111 s 1824 are each amended to read as follows:

(1)(a) Any citizen dissatisfied with the determination of the secretary of state that an initiative or referendum petition contains or does not contain the requisite number of signatures of legal voters may, within five days after such determination, apply to the superior court of Thurston county for a citation requiring the secretary of state to submit the petition to said court for examination, and for a writ of mandate compelling the certification of the measure and petition, or for an injunction to prevent the certification thereof to the legislature, as the case may be. Such application and all proceedings had thereunder shall take precedence over other cases and shall be speedily heard and determined.