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Spokane Municipal Code

***Note: Many local criminal codes can now be located under Chapter 10.60 SMC while others are now cited under the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), which was incorporated into the municipal code in 2022. (See SMC 10.58.010). Code Enforcement, including Noise Control and Animal Regulations are located in Chapters 10.62 through 10.74.

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Chapter 01.07
Section 01.07.010
 

Title 01 General Provisions

Chapter 01.07 Spokane Fair Elections Code

Section 01.07.010 Local Voters’ Pamphlet – Pro and Con Committee Statements
  1. Consistent with state law and the Spokane County auditor’s administrative rules regarding participation in a local voters’ pamphlet as they currently exist or as may be amended, the Spokane City Council shall formally appoint by resolution a Pro Committee to prepare arguments advocating voters’ approval of a ballot measure and a Con Committee to prepare arguments advocating voters’ rejection of the measure. A Pro Committee established to prepare arguments advocating voters’ approval of a ballot measure submitted pursuant to an initiative or referendum shall include the sponsor or a representative of the sponsor of the initiative or referendum. A Con Committee established to prepare arguments advocating voters’ rejection of a ballot measure submitted pursuant to an initiative or referendum shall include a representative of any political committee opposing the measure that has filed a C-1 registration statement with the Washington Public Disclosure Commission.  All committee members shall be registered voters in the city of Spokane.
  1. Once established, the committees shall prepare arguments for and against local ballot measures to be included in the voters’ pamphlet consistent with state law and the Spokane County auditor’s administrative rules.
  1. If a local voters’ pamphlet is not published and distributed, the City shall participate with the Spokane County auditor’s office in the posting of the election information on the County’s website or on the City of Spokane’s election resources page.
     
  2.  For purposes of this section, the term “measures” includes all ballot measures placed on a local election ballot including measures submitted to the electorate pursuant to the City’s initiative and referendum procedure.

Date Passed: Monday, January 8, 2018

Effective Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2018

ORD C35571 Section 1