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SEATTLE v. STATE

No. 47752-3.

100 Wn.2d 232 (1983)

668 P.2d 1266

THE CITY OF SEATTLE, ET AL, Respondents, v. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, ET AL, Appellants.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

August 31, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Attorney General, Robert F. Hauth, Senior Assistant, and James R. Tuttle, Assistant, for appellants.

Douglas N. Jewett, City Attorney, and Jorgen G. Bader and Susan R. Sampson, Assistants, for respondents.

James B. Street on behalf of Washington Common Cause, amicus curiae for respondent City of Seattle.

DORE, J.

The City of Seattle and its Elections Administrator, Alan W. Miller, brought this suit as plaintiffs against the State of Washington and Robert V. Graham, State Auditor, for declaratory relief. The complaint asked the court to declare valid certain city ordinances which provide partial campaign funding for candidates in city elections. On motion for summary judgment, the trial court found the ordinance constitutional.

Seattle City Charter, art. 18...

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