SB5824, bill to close library voter loophole, signed into law

OLYMPIA–Gov. Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5824 sponsored by Senators Sam Hunt, D-Olympia; Karen Keiser, D-Des Moines; Patty Kuderer, D-Bellevue; Marko Liias, D-Edmonds; and T'wina Nobles, D-Fircrest, which changes requirements to place a library initiative on the ballot. The measure was in response to a ballot proposition to dissolve the Columbia County Rural Library District (CCRLD) in 2023.

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