City of Tacoma Files Pleadings with Washington State Court of Appeals Regarding Recent Superior Court Order on Initiative 2
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The City of Tacoma, on October 20, 2025, filed pleadings with the Washington State Court of Appeals regarding the recent Superior Court Order concerning Initiative 2.

• Motion
• Affidavit Declaration
• Brief

The motion filed seeks a stay of the Superior Court Order pending the outcome of the appeal. In the alternative, the City of Tacoma seeks an order accelerating review of the case and requests a ruling on the underlying issues on appeal by no later than December 15, 2025.

The City of Tacoma's appeal is based on the following four assignments of error:

1. The trial court erred as a matter of law in ordering the Pierce County Auditor's Office to place Initiative 2 on the February 2026 ballot under the Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act (UDJA).
2. The trial court erred as a matter of law in ruling, under the UDJA, that the City Council was arbitrary and capricious in requesting the Pierce County Auditor's Office to place Initiative 2 on the November 2025 ballot.
3. The trial court erred as a matter of law in ruling, under the UDJA, that the City Council violated due process.
4. The court erred in denying the City's motion for reconsideration.

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Additional Background

• City of Tacoma's Initial Response to the Initiative 2 Ballot Petition (July 30, 2025)
• Statement From Mayor Victoria Woodards on Initiative 2 (August 8, 2025)
• City of Tacoma Requests Dismissal of Initiative 2 Lawsuit (August 22, 2025)
• Notice of Appeal in the Lawsuit Over Proposed Initiative 2 (September 26, 2025)
• A Statement From Mayor Victoria Woodards on the City of Tacoma's Decision to Appeal Recent Court Ruling (September 26, 2025)

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