Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
Title 390. Public Disclosure Commission |
Chapter 390-05. General policies and definitions. |
Section 390-05-305. Petition for disclosure—Form.
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- (1) A petition for disclosure shall be legible, on 8-1/2 x 11" paper and shall include the following information:(a) The name of the jurisdiction;(b) A request that public disclosure be required;(c) The names and addresses of all known candidates and ballot proposition committees in the jurisdiction who will be required to report;(d) The legibly printed name and address and the legal signature of at least fifteen percent of the number of registered voters in the jurisdiction as of the date of the most recent general election in the jurisdiction.(2) The petition shall be verified and certified by the auditor or elections officer of the county or counties in which the jurisdiction is located. The signatures shall be verified by comparing the signatures on the petition to the signatures on the voter registration roll. The auditor shall place his seal on each verified page of the petition in order to certify it to the commission.(3) A suggested form for petition is:"We, the undersigned citizens and registered voters of(name of jurisdiction) , request that the Public Disclosure Commission order disclosure in (name of jurisdiction) ."(4) A suggested form for the petition of a jurisdiction by ordinance, resolution or other official action is:"We, the (governing board) of (name of jurisdiction) request that the Public Disclosure Commission order disclosure in (name of jurisdiction) . This request is made pursuant to RCW 42.17.405 and WAC 390-05-305(4)."