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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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Title 02
Chapter 02.02
Section 02.02.090
 

Title 02 Council and Legislation

Chapter 02.02 Initiative and Referendum

Section 02.02.090 Validation of Signatures

  1. If directed by the city council, the city clerk without delay makes arrangements with the county auditor, as ex-officio supervisor of elections, to validate the petition signatures to determine if the petition bears the minimum number of valid signatures of registered voters of the City of Spokane as required by City Charter.

  2. For the purpose of determining the validity of the signatures on the petition, the city clerk requests the county auditor to employ the same standards established under state law for validation of signatures.

  3. Once a certificate of the validation process has been issued to the city clerk by the county auditor revealing the number of validated signatures so tallied, the city clerk calculates what percentage that number is of the votes cast at the last preceding general municipal election. If sufficient, at the next meeting, the city clerk makes a report to the city council concerning the number of validated signatures so tallied and what percentage that number is of the votes cast at the last preceding general municipal election.

Date Passed: Monday, May 9, 2016

Effective Date: Saturday, June 25, 2016

ORD C35380 Section 7