Washington: City may get initiative and referendum rights

Mon, Mar 15 2010 — Source: The Columbian

La Center residents will soon have one more tool to use when they want their voices heard by local elected officials. This month, the La Center City Council is expected to adopt the initiative and referendum process residents worked months to acquire. The council was presented with a petition for the right in November and in December announced its intention to adopt the process. On March 24, the 90 days for challenges to the petition will have ended, allowing the city council to adopt an ordinance giving registered voters the right of the initiative and referendum.