DEFEND WASHINGTON v. HOBBS

No. 102996-9.

DEFEND WASHINGTON, SUSAN YOUNG, and SHARON CHEN Appellants, v. STEVE HOBBS, in his official capacity as Secretary of State for the State of Washington, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Filed: October 17, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dmitri L. Iglitzin, Barnard Iglitzin & Lavitt LLP, 18 W. Mercer St. Ste. 400, Seattle, WA, 98119-3971.

Abigail Frances Lawlor, Barnard Iglitzin & Lavitt LLP, 18 W. Mercer St. Ste. 400, Seattle, WA, 98119-3971, Counsel for Appellant(s).

Tera Marie Heintz, Wash. Attorney General's Office, 1125 Washington St. Se, P. O. Box 40100, Olympia, WA, 98504-0001.

Karl David Smith, Wash. Attorney General's Office, 1125 Washington St. Se, P. O. Box 40100, Olympia, WA, 98504-0100.

Emma Sarah Grunberg, Wash. Attorney General's Office, 1125 Washington St. Se, P. O. Box 40100, Olympia, WA, 98504-0100, Counsel for Respondent(s).


The people of this state have the constitutional power to propose and enact legislation through initiative. WASH. CONST. art. II, § 1(a). To invoke this power, the proponents of an initiative must, among other things, file a petition with the secretary of state, gather a sufficient number of valid signatures of...

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