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Wash. Rev. Code § 29A.72.010 (2026)

Filing proposed measures with secretary of state

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If any legal voter of the state, either individually or on behalf of an organization, desires to petition the legislature to enact a proposed measure, or submit a proposed initiative measure to the people, or order that a referendum of all or part of any act, bill, or law, passed by the legislature be submitted to the people, he or she shall file with the secretary of state:
(1) A legible copy of the measure proposed, or the act or part of such act on which a referendum is desired;
(2) A signed affidavit, or electronic submission, that the sponsor is a registered voter; and
(3) A filing fee prescribed under RCW 43.07.120.
[ 2015 c 72 s 10; 2003 c 111 s 1802; 1982 c 116 s 1; 1965 c 9 s 29.79.010. Prior: 1913 c 138 s 1, part; RRS s 5397, part. Formerly RCW 29.79.010.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2005–2025 · leading case: State v. Evergreen Freedom Found., 432 P.3d 805 (Wash. 2019).
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State v. Evergreen Freedom Found., 432 P.3d 805 (Wash. 2019). · cites it 4× “For a statewide initiative, many steps have to be navigated before the signature gathering stage is reached: the proponent files the proposed initiative with the secretary of state (RCW 29A.72.010), the code reviser reviews and then certifies that(s)he has reviewed the proposed…”
City of Sequim v. Malkasian, 138 P.3d 943 (Wash. 2006). “RCW 29A.72.010. The secretary of state must submit the measure to the office of the code reviser, which must recommend revisions and issue a certificate of review.”
City of Sequim v. Malkasian, 157 Wash. 2d 251 (Wash. 2006). “RCW 29A.72.010. The secretary of state must submit the measure to the office of the code reviser, which must recommend revisions and issue a certificate of review.”
Washington State Repub. Party v. Logan, 377 F. Supp. 2d 907 (W.D. Wash. 2005). · cites it 2× “Wash. Rev.Code § 29A.72.010. This filing must be made within ten months of the date of the election at which the measure is to be submitted to a vote.”
Washington Citizens Action v. State, 162 Wash. 2d 142 (Wash. 2007). “II, § 1(a); RCW 29A.72.010, .030. 3 Yet, initiative proponents can effectively “amend” an initiative simply by filing a new version of an initiative under a different number.”
Paxton v. City of Bellingham, 129 Wash. App. 439 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005). “, RCW 29A.72.010, .030, .160. It is clear from the language used throughout chapter 29A.”
Doe v. Reed, 561 U.S. 186 (2010). · cites it 2× “Instead, the public disclosure requirement stems from the PRA, which was enacted in 1972 and which requires the public disclosure of state documents generally, not referendum documents specifi cally.”
Paxton v. City of Bellingham, 119 P.3d 373 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005). “, RCW 29A.72.010,.030, .160. It is clear from the language used throughout chapter 29A.”
Washington Citizens Action of Washington v. State, 171 P.3d 486 (Wash. 2007). “Proponents then gather signatures on only their preferred version of the proposed initiative.”
State Of Washington v. Evergreen Freedom Found. (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “RCW 29A.72.010. After review by the office of the code reviser, the proponent must file the proposed measure along with a certificate of review with the secretary of state for assignment of a serial number.”
Eyman v. Hobbs (Wash. 2025). “RCW 29A.72.010. Upon receipt, the “secretary of state shall give a serial number” to each referendum measure “and forthwith transmit one copy of the measure proposed bearing its serial number to the 3 We interpret this constitutional provision to include “or.”
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