WASHINGTON SUPREME COURT · JANUARY 10, 2019

State v. Evergreen Freedom Found.

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. EVERGREEN FREEDOM FOUNDATION D/B/A Freedom Foundation, Petitioner.

Constitutionality of a law Ballot initiative or referendum
Docket
No. 95281-7
Decided
January 10, 2019
Citation
192 Wash. 2d 782; 432 P.3d 805
Cited by later opinions
30
Judges
Madsen, McCloud
Status
Published

Why this case is listed

Constitutionality of a law

The court considers whether a statute or ordinance is constitutional.

…Disclosure Commission *808(PDC) under the above noted statutes. We affirm the Court of Appeals' reversal of the…


Ballot initiative or referendum

The case involves a statewide initiative or referendum.

…generally RCW 29A.72.010 -.150. If an initiative to the people has sufficient valid signatures, it goes…

Legislation discussed

  • HB 2938 (2017–18) Campaign finance
    Cited as “Laws of 2018, chapter 304” — matched by session-law chapter · Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 304, Laws of 2018
  • SB 5991 (2017–18) Campaign finance disclosures
    Cited as “Laws of 2018, chapter 111” — matched by session-law chapter · Enacted · Chapter 111, Laws of 2018
  • HB 2016 (2009–10) Campaign laws
    Cited as “Laws OF 2010, ch. 204” — matched by session-law chapter · Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 204, Laws of 2010
  • SB 5034 (2005–06) Campaign funding
    Cited as “Laws of 2005, ch. 445” — matched by session-law chapter · Enacted · Chapter 445, Laws of 2005
  • SB 5221 (2003–04) Election statutes
    Cited as “Laws of 2003, ch. 111” — matched by session-law chapter · Enacted · Chapter 111, Laws of 2003

Other references found in the text

These could not be tied to one specific bill (bill numbers repeat each session, and initiatives to the people are not bills).

Initiative 276

Scanned text source: official opinion PDF.

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