CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

1 (2019 Ed.)[WA CONSTITUTION page 1] CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTONThis CONSTITUTION was framed by a convention of seventy-fivedelegates, chosen by the people of the Territory of WASHINGTON atan election held May 14, 1889, under section 3 of the EnablingAct. The convention met at Olympia on the fourth day of July,1889, and adjourned on the twenty-second day of August, CONSTITUTION was ratified by the people at an election held onOctober 1, 1889, and on November 11, 1889, in accordance withsection 8 of the Enabling Act, the president of the United Statesproclaimed the admission of the STATE of WASHINGTON into OF CONTENTS (A) CONSTITUTION of the STATE of WASHINGTON (B) Constitutional Amendments (in order of adoption)(C) Index to STATE part (A), for convenience of the reader, the latest con-stitutional amendments have been integrated with the cur-rently effective original sections of the CONSTITUTION with theresult that the CONSTITUTION is herein presented in its currentlyamended current sections, whether original sections or consti-tutional amendments, are carried in Article and section orderand are printed in regular each section which has been amended, theoriginal section and intervening amendments (if any) areprinted in to each amendatory section is a history notestating the amendment number and date of its approval aswell as the citation to the session law wherein may be foundthe legislative measure proposing the amendment; "[AMENDMENT 27, 1951 House Joint Resolution No.]

2 8, p961. Approved November 4, 1952.]"In part (B), the constitutional amendments are alsoprinted separately, in order of their adoption.(A) CONSTITUTION of the STATE of WashingtonPREAMBLEA rticle I DECLARATION OF RIGHTSA rticle II LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENTS ections1 Political Supreme law of the Personal Right of petition and Freedom of Oaths Mode of Invasion of private affairs or home Irrevocable privilege, franchise or immunity Rights of accused Administration of Religious Special privileges and immunities Habeas Excessive bail, fines and Convictions, effect Eminent Imprisonment for Military power, limitation Freedom of Bail, when Trial by Rights of the Bill of attainder, ex post facto law, Right to bear Prosecution by Grand Treason, defined.

3 Hereditary privileges CONSTITUTION Rights Standing Fundamental Recall of elective Victims of crimes 1 Legislative powers, where (a) Initiative and referendum, signatures House of representatives and The Election of representatives and term of Elections, when to be Election and term of office of Qualifications of Judges of their own election and qualification Rules of Election of Journal, publicity of meetings Sessions, when Limitation on members holding office in the Same, federal or other Vacancies in legislature and in partisan county elective Privileges from Freedom of Style of Bill to contain one Origin and amendment of Yeas and Passage of Compensation of Lotteries and Extra compensation Suits against the Elections Viva voce vote.

4 [WA CONSTITUTION page 2](2019 Ed.)Article III THE EXECUTIVEA rticle IV THE JUDICIARYA rticle V IMPEACHMENTA rticle VI ELECTIONS AND ELECTIVE RIGHTSA rticle VII REVENUE AND TAXATION28 Special Convict Bribery or corrupt Laws, when to take Laws, how Alien Bureau of statistics, agriculture and Protection of When bills must be Revision or Limitation on Free transportation to public officer Highway Laws, effective date, initiative, referendum Amendment or Governmental continuity during emergency Executive department. 2 Governor, term of Other executive officers, terms of Returns of elections, canvass, General duties of Extra legislative Pardoning Vacancy in office of Remission of fines and Veto Vacancy in appointive Commissions, how Lieutenant governor, duties and Secretary of STATE , duties and STATE treasurer, duties and STATE auditor, duties and Attorney general, duties and Superintendent of public instruction, duties and Commissioner of public lands Records, where kept, Qualifications, compensation, offices which may be Judicial power, where Supreme (a) Temporary performance of judicial Election and terms of supreme court (a)

5 Retirement of supreme court and superior court Superior court Election of judges, terms of, Jurisdiction of superior Exchange of judges Judge pro Absence of judicial Removal of judges, attorney general, Justices of the Courts of Inferior Salaries of judicial officers How paid, Salaries of supreme and superior court Ineligibility of Charging Eligibility of Supreme court Judges may not practice Decisions, when to be Publication of Clerk of the supreme Court Rules for superior Reports of superior court Clerk of the superior Style of Oath of Election of superior court Court of Commission on judicial Impeachment Power of and Officers liable Removal from Qualifications of Voter qualifications for presidential School elections Franchise, how Who Residence, contingencies Voter When privileged from Elections, time of Limitation on Taxation of federal agencies and No surrender of power or suspension of tax on corporate Taxes, how Taxes, how Annual Tax to cover Special assessments or taxation for local Retired persons property tax Taxation based on actual use.

6 (2019 Ed.)[WA CONSTITUTION page 3]Article VIII STATE , COUNTY, ANDMUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESSA rticle IX EDUCATIONA rticle X MILITIAA rticle XI COUNTY, CITY, ANDTOWNSHIP ORGANIZATIONA rticle XII CORPORATIONSOTHER THAN MUNICIPALA rticle XIII STATE INSTITUTIONSA rticle XIV SEAT OF GOVERNMENTA rticle XV HARBORS AND TIDE WATERSA rticle XVI SCHOOL AND GRANTED LANDS12 Budget stabilization STATE Powers extended in certain Special indebtedness, how Moneys disbursed only by Credit not to be Limitations upon municipal Credit not to be Port expenditures Industrial development STATE building Energy, water, or stormwater or sewer services conservation Agricultural commodity assessments Devel-opment, promotion, and Public school Funds for Sectarian control or influence Loss of permanent fund to become STATE Who liable to military Organization Discipline Officers Power to call Soldiers' Public Privilege from Exemption from military Existing counties County seats Location and New County government and township County Vacancies in township, precinct or road district Tenure of office limited to two Salaries and limitations STATE taxes not to be released or Incorporation of Police and sanitary Assessment and collection of taxes in Private property, when may be taken for public Private use of public funds Deposit of public Combined Corporations.

7 How Existing Existing charters not to be extended nor forfeiture Liability of Term "corporation," defined Right to sue and be Limitations upon issuance of Foreign Alienation of franchise not to release STATE not to loan its credit or subscribe for Eminent domain Stockholder Receiving deposits by bank after Common carriers, regulation Prohibition against combinations by Prohibition against discriminating Prohibition against consolidating of competing Rolling stock, personalty for purpose of Rates for Telegraph and telephone Prohibition against free transportation for public Express Monopolies and Educational, reformatory, and penal STATE capital, location Change of STATE Restrictions on appropriations for capitol Harbor line commission and restraint on Leasing and maintenance of wharves, docks, Extension of streets over tide Disposition Manner and terms of Limitations on How much may be offered in certain cases Platting Investment of permanent common school Investment of higher education permanent [WA CONSTITUTION page 4](2019 Ed.)

8 Article XVII TIDE LANDSA rticle XVIII STATE SEALA rticle XIX EXEMPTIONSA rticle XX PUBLIC HEALTH ANDVITAL STATISTICSA rticle XXI WATER AND WATER RIGHTSA rticle XXII LEGISLATIVE APPORTIONMENTA rticle XXIII AMENDMENTSA rticle XXIV BOUNDARIESA rticle XXV JURISDICTIONA rticle XXVI COMPACT WITH THEUNITED STATESA rticle XXVII SCHEDULEA rticle XXVIII COMPENSATION OFSTATE OFFICERSA rticle XXIX INVESTMENTS OF PUBLICPENSION AND RETIREMENT FUNDSA rticle XXX COMPENSATION OFPUBLIC OFFICERSA rticle XXXI SEX EQUALITY RIGHTSAND RESPONSIBILITYA rticle XXXII SPECIAL REVENUE FINANCINGP reamblePREAMBLEWe, the people of the STATE of WASHINGTON , grateful tothe Supreme Ruler of the universe for our liberties, do ordainthis IARTICLE IDECLARATION OF RIGHTSA rticle I Section 1 SECTION 1 POLITICAL POWER. All politicalpower is inherent in the people, and governments derive theirjust powers from the consent of the governed, and are estab-lished to protect and maintain individual I Section 2 SECTION 2 SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND.

9 TheConstitution of the United states is the supreme law of Declaration of STATE Disclaimer of certain Seal of the Exemptions Homesteads, Board of health and bureau of vital Regulations concerning medicine, surgery and Public use of Senatorial Apportionment of How Constitutional Submission to the STATE Authority of the United Existing rights, actions, and contracts Laws in force Debts, fines, etc., to inure to the Criminal prosecutions and penal Retention of territorial Constitutional officers, when Change of courts Transfer of Seals of courts and Probate court, transfer Duties of first Election contests for superior judges, how Representation in Duration of term of certain Election on adoption of CONSTITUTION , how to be When CONSTITUTION to take Separate Salaries for legislators, elected STATE officials, and judges Independent commission May be invested as authorized by Authorizing compensation increase during Equality not denied because of Enforcement power of Special revenue I Section 14(2019 Ed.)

10 [WA CONSTITUTION page 5]Article I Section 3 SECTION 3 PERSONAL RIGHTS. No person shallbe deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due processof I Section 4 SECTION 4 RIGHT OF PETITION AND ASSEM-BLAGE. The right of petition and of the people peaceably toassemble for the common good shall never be I Section 5 SECTION 5 FREEDOM OF SPEECH. Every personmay freely speak, write and publish on all subjects, beingresponsible for the abuse of that I Section 6 SECTION 6 OATHS - MODE OF ADMINISTER-ING. The mode of administering an oath, or affirmation,shall be such as may be most consistent with and bindingupon the conscience of the person to whom such oath, oraffirmation, may be I Section 7 SECTION 7 INVASION OF PRIVATE AFFAIRSOR HOME PROHIBITED. No person shall be disturbed inhis private affairs, or his home invaded, without authority I Section 8 SECTION 8 IRREVOCABLE PRIVILEGE, FRAN-CHISE OR IMMUNITY PROHIBITED.