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Advisory Opinion 97-09

Date

12/11/1997

Number

97-09

Requester

Rep. Ed Murray

Topic

Ballot Measures - Hearings - Normal and Regular Conduct

Issue/Question

Is it "normal and regular conduct" for a legislative committee to host a debate between proponents and opponents of a pending ballot measure two months before election day?

Summary

Under the facts presented, the debate would be a violation of RCW 42.52.180.  Legislative committees may meet in a workshop environment to study and review ballot measures, subject to the conditions set forth in the opinion.

Review date

06/01/2022

Review outcome

Retained – see Advisory Opinion 2021 – 1

Document

ETHICS1997.09 (PDF 56.19 Kilobytes)
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