Washington Statutes § 29A.32.031 ContentsVersion dated Oct. 30, 2024
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Statute Text
The voters' pamphlet published or distributed under
RCW
29A.32.010
must contain:
(1)
Information about each ballot measure initiated by or referred to the voters for their approval or rejection as required by
RCW
29A.32.070
;
(2)
In even-numbered years, statements, if submitted, from candidates for the office of president and vice president of the United States, United States senator, United States representative, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, state auditor, attorney general, commissioner of public lands, superintendent of public instruction, insurance commissioner, state senator, state representative, justice of the supreme court, judge of the court of appeals, or judge of the superior court. Candidates may also submit campaign contact information and a photograph not more than five years old in a format that the secretary of state determines to be suitable for reproduction in the voters' pamphlet;
(3)
In odd-numbered years, if any office voted upon statewide appears on the ballot due to a vacancy, then statements and photographs for candidates for any vacant office listed in subsection (2) of this section must appear;
(4)
Contact information for the public disclosure commission established under
RCW
42.17A.100
, including the following statement: "For a list of the people and organizations that donated to state and local candidates and ballot measure campaigns, visit www.pdc.wa.gov." The statement must be placed in a prominent position, such as on the cover or on the first two pages of the voters' pamphlet. The secretary of state may substitute such language as is necessary for accuracy and clarity and consistent with the intent of this section;
(5)
Contact information for major political parties;
(6)
A brief statement explaining the deletion and addition of language for proposed measures under
RCW
29A.32.080
;
(7)
A list of all student engagement hubs as designated under
RCW
29A.40.180
;
(8)
A page providing information about how to access the internet presentation of the information created in
RCW
44.48.160
about the state budgets, including a uniform resource locator, a quick response code, and a phone number for the legislative information center. The uniform resource locator and quick response codes will lead the voter to the internet information required in
RCW
44.48.160
; and
(9)
Any additional information pertaining to elections as may be required by law or in the judgment of the secretary of state is deemed informative to the voters.
History
Amended by 2023 c 109 , § 8 , eff. 7/23/2023 .
Amended by 2020 c 208 , § 11 , eff. 6/11/2020 .
Amended by 2018 c 112 , § 5 , eff. 6/7/2018 , exp. 1/1/2019 .
Amended by 2013 c 283 , § 2 , eff. 7/28/2013 .
Amended by 2011 c 60 , § 13 , eff. 1/1/2012 .
2009 c 415 § 2 ; 2008 c 1 § 12 (Initiative Measure No. 960, approved November 6, 2007); 2004 c 271 § 121.