State ex rel. Mullen v. Howell
Washington Supreme Court
Application filed in the supreme court April 9, 1919, for a writ of mandamus to compel the secretary of state to accept and file a petition for a referendum.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, C. J.
At the general election held in 1912, the people of the state of Washington adopted as a principle of government the power to initiate laws and to review at the bar of popular opinion all acts, bills, or laws passed by the legislature of the state of Washington.
The right so to do is emphasized as a power reserved, and the terms of the amendment imply in the strongest possible way that the intention of the people was to reserve a right to review every act of the legislature which might affect the people in their civil rights or limit or extend their political liberties; for they wrote an…
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