Washington Code 35.17.350 – Legislative — Initiative — Repeal or amendment — Method
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The commission may by means of an ordinance submit a proposition for the repeal or amendment of an ordinance, initiated by petition, by submitting it to a vote of the people at any general election and if a majority of the votes cast upon the proposition favor it, the ordinance shall be repealed or amended accordingly.
Terms Used In Washington Code 35.17.350
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
A proposition of repeal or amendment must be published before the election thereon as is an ordinance initiated by petition when submitted to election.
[ 1965 c 7 § 35.17.350. Prior: 1911 c 116 § 21, part; RRS § 9110, part.]