The Washington Civil Rights Initiative, also known as Initiative 200, was on the November 3, 1998, ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the Legislature, where it was approved. Voters approved I-200 by more than 58% vote, making Washington the second state to enact such a measure. Statewide, all counties and cities passed I-200, with only one exception, Seattle in King County. The approved ballot measure added a new section (RCW 49.60.400) to Law Against Discrimination (LAD), chapter 49.60 of Washington’s state code. RCW 49.60.400 , known and cited as the Washington State Civil Rights Act , states “Discrimination, preferential treatment prohibited.”