Text of Washington Constitution
Free Online Source
- Washington State Constitution [WA State Legislature]Notes indicate dates of amendments, with citations.
Commercial Online Sources
- Constitution of the State of Washington [Westlaw Campus Research]Includes annotations to cases, law review articles, and other secondary sources.
Equivalent to the version in the print Annotated Revised Code of Washington (ARCW). - Constitution of the State of Washington [Westlaw]Includes annotations to cases, law review articles, and other secondary sources.
Equivalent of version in print West's Revised Code of Washington Annotated (RCWA). - Washington Constitution [Bloomberg Law]Text only.
Print Sources
Revised Code of Washington (Official)Call Number: KFW30 1951 .A2 at Reference AreaNew editions published in even-numbered years, with a supplement published in odd-numbered years.
Annotated Revised Code of WashingtonCall Number: KFW30 1994 .A43 at Reference AreaContains the current laws of Washington State, arranged by title (subject), with references to court opinions, law review articles, and Attorney General opinions.
Consists of 28 volumes; updated annually.
Revised Code of Washington AnnotatedCall Number: KFW30 1961 .B3 at Reference AreaContains the current laws of Washington, with references to court opinions, law review articles, and other secondary sources.
Consists of about 130 volumes; updated annually by pocket parts or free-standing paperback supplements.
Original Constitution
The original (handwritten) constitution from the Secretary of State (in color PDF, black and white PDF, and DJVU).
Image from Secretary of State
Amendments
The constitution, originally adopted in 1889, has been amended 108 times, most recently in November 2016. See Washington Constitutional Amendments.
Key Treatise
The Washington State Constitution by Call Number: onlinePublication Date: 2013"[P]rovides an in-depth, section-by-section analysis of the entire constitution, detailing the many significant changes made since its initial drafting." Contains a table of cases, index, and bibliography.- The Washington State Constitution by Call Number: Reference Area & Reference Office (KFW401 1889.A6 U888 2013)Publication Date: 2013"[P]rovides an in-depth, section-by-section analysis of the entire constitution, detailing the many significant changes made since its initial drafting." Contains a table of cases, index, and bibliography.
Available online in Oxford US Constitutional Law (UW only)
