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DATE: June 16, 1983 INTRODUCED BY: Hansey
PROPOSED BY: Hanseyy
ORDINANCE NO. 83 -55
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING WHATCOM COUNTY CODE
SECTION 1.08.060 PROVIDING FOR PROCEDURES
AS TO THE FORM OF PETITIONS FOR INITIATIVES
AND REFERENDUMS
WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Charter authorizes the
initiative and referendum by the citizens of Whatcom County, and
WHEREAS, the County Council is responsible under the
Charter to provide procedures to follow in the preparation and
filing of initiative and referendum, and
WHEREAS, there is presently no direction from the County
Council as to the size of the petition form to be used by those
desiring to initiate an initiative or referendum and those
citizens are being required to utilize a petition form 11 x 17
inches in size which is exceedingly expensive and has a dampening
effect to the citizens who may wish to file an initiative or
referendum due to the cost, and
WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Auditor has requested the County
Council to clarify this requirement;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that the Whatcom County Code be
amended as follows:
1.08.020 Definitions.
B. "Measure" means legislative enactment, statute, or law (used
to refer to the complete and appropriate text of an ordinance
or act requested.
1.08.050 Preparation and Filin
Any legal voter, or organization of legal voters of Whatcom
County, may prepare and file an initiative, mini - initiative,
or referendum measure with the county auditor, who within
five (5) days excluding Saturday, Sunday and holidays, shall
confer with the petitioners to review whether the proposed
measure is deficient as to form or style the petitioner(s)
shall be so advised by the Auditor to allow correction to be
made before filing.
ORDINANCE - 1
July 7, 1983 - Draft II
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1.080.060 Form of petition - Assignment of number.
A. Each petition, at the time of circulating, signing and regis-
tering, shall consist of not more than one sheet and not more
than twenty signatures on numbered lines on each sheet with
the prescribed title, except the mini - initiative which does
not require a ballot title, and a full, true and correct copy
of the proposed measure referred to therein printed. which may
be printed on the reverse side.
B. The persons proposing the measure may prepare blank petitions
and cause them to be printed upon single sheets of paper of
good writing quality (including, but not limited to newsprint)
not less than 8 1/2 inches nor more than 11 inches in width
and not less than 11 inches nor more than'14 inches in length
with a margin of one inch at the top for binding.
C. The Auditor shall give the proposed initiative or referendum,
except a mini - initiative, a number which shall thereafter be
the identifying number for the measure and refer it to the
Prosecuting Attorney.
D. Petition forms for submission to the people for their approval
or rejection at the next ensuing general election, shall be
substantially in the following form:
WARNING: Every person who signs this petition with any other than
his true name, or who knowingly signs more than one of these
petitions, or who signs this petition when he is not a legal
voter, or who make herein any false statements, shall be punished
by fine or imprisonment or both.
TO:
INITIATIVE (OR REFERENDUM) PETITION FOR SUBMISSION TO THE
VOTERS OF WHATCOM CUONTY.
, Auditor of Whatcom County.
We, the undersigned citizens of Whatcom County and legal voters,
respectfully direct that the proposed measure known as County
Initiative (or Referendum) Measure No. entitled (insert
here the established ballot title of the measure), a full, true
and correct copy of which is printed hereon, shall be submitted to
the legal voters of Whatcom County for their approval'or rejection
at the general election to be held on the day of ,
19 ; and each of us, as signers of this petition, state:
I have personally signed this petition, I am a legal voter of
Whatcom County, State of Washington, and my address is correctly
stated on this petition.
ORDINANCE - 2
July 7, 1983 - Draft II
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For Print Name Residence Address City or
Official Street & Number Town
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Return to:
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ADOPTED this 21st day of JULY , 1983.
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
ATTEST:
L'
Clexk 'of.the Cou cil
William P. Bbehl, Vice- Chairman
(s[) APPROVED ( ) VETOED
John Louws, County Executive
July 22, 1983
Date
Published July 13, 1983 and July 27, 1983
Effective date of ordinance is August 1, 1983
ORDINANCE - 3
July 7, 1983 - Draft II