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***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 02.02.150
 

Title 02 Council and Legislation

Chapter 02.02 Initiative and Referendum

Section 02.02.150 Filing of Referendum Petition
  1. The sponsor must, before the ordinance sought to be referred takes effect, file with the city clerk a petition bearing the signatures of registered voters in number at least equal to ten percent of the total number of votes cast at the last preceding general municipal election.
     
  2. The city clerk must immediately transmit a page of the petition to the city attorney and tally the signatures on the petition to determine if it appears to bear the requisite number of signatures. At the next meeting the clerk must make a report to the city council concerning the number of signatures so tallied and what percentage that number is of the votes cast at the last preceding general municipal election.
     
  3. As soon as practical, but no later than ten calendar days after the filing of the petition, the city attorney files a report of review expressing a formal opinion whether the petition is legally valid.

Date Passed: Monday, February 5, 2007

Effective Date: Thursday, March 15, 2007

Recodification ORD C33976 Section 1