Washington Initiative Proposals, Initiative 494 (2012)

The Washington Initiative Proposals, Initiative 494, may appear on the November 2012 statewide ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the Legislature. The proposed initiative would allow the filing of an initiative measure up to eighteen months before the targeted election or legislative session. Additionally it would allow the submission of signed petitions two months prior to an election.

The measure was filed by Donna Davis of Bellingham, Washington.

Path to the ballot

See also: Initiatives to the Legislature (Washington)

Initiatives to the Legislature, if certified, are submitted to the Washington State Legislature at its next regular session in January. Once submitted, the Legislature must take one of the following three actions:

• The Legislature can adopt the initiative as proposed, in which case it becomes law without a vote of the people;
• The Legislature can reject or refuse to act on the proposed initiative, in which case the initiative must be placed on the ballot at the next state general election; or
• The Legislature can approve an alternative to the proposed initiative, in which case both the original proposal and the Legislature's alternative must be placed on the ballot at the next state general election.

See also

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• 2012 ballot measures
• Washington 2012 ballot measures
• Washington signature requirements
• Laws governing the initiative process in Washington

External links

• Proposed initiatives to the legislature filed in 2011
• Initiatives 494

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