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- ↑ "Legislative Manual 2021-2022" (PDF). Washington State Legislature.
- ↑ "Canvass of the Returns of the General Election Held on November 3, 2020" (PDF). State of Washington Secretary of State. 1 December 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-12-03.
- ↑ "Republicans hit blue wall in WA: Meet your new state Legislature". The Seattle Times. 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- ↑ "Alicia Rule". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- ↑ "HB 1240". Washington State Legislature.
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