General requirements.
Seattle Mun. Code § 2.12.010
in effect2.12.010 - General requirements.
To expedite the preparation of petitions by qualified voters for referenda contemplated by Article IV, Section 1H of the City Charter, and to reduce the risk of error through omissions of essential elements, the form of petition for a referendum contained in Section 2.12.020 is approved for use. A petition for referendum should be printed on single sheets of paper of good writing quality at least eight and one-half (8½) inches in width and eleven (11) inches in length, but no larger in size than eleven (11) inches in width and seventeen (17) inches in length with a margin of at least one (1) inch at the top. Each petition should consist of not more than one (1) sheet with numbered lines for not more than twenty (20) signatures on each sheet. The printed words shall be legible.
(Ord. 121622, § 3, 2004; Ord. 108312, § 1, 1979.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT2EL_CH2.12REPE_2.12.010GEREFetched: 11/1/2026
