29A.92.020 – Method of election—Equal opportunity for protected class.
RCW 29A.92.020 Method of election—Equal opportunity for protected class. As provided in RCW 29A.92.030, no method of electing the governing body of a political subdivision may be imposed or applied in a manner that impairs the ability of members of a protected class or classes to have an equal opportunity to elect candidates of their […]
29A.92.030 – Violations—Factors.
RCW 29A.92.030 Violations—Factors. (1) A political subdivision is in violation of this chapter when it is shown that: (a) Elections in the political subdivision exhibit polarized voting; and (b) Members of a protected class or classes do not have an equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice as a result of the dilution or […]
29A.92.040 – Voluntary change to electoral system—Authorized.
RCW 29A.92.040 Voluntary change to electoral system—Authorized. (1) A political subdivision that conducts an election pursuant to state, county, or local law, is authorized to change its electoral system, including, but not limited to, implementing a district-based election system, to remedy a potential violation of RCW 29A.92.020. (2) If a political subdivision invokes its authority […]
29A.92.050 – Voluntary change to electoral system—Notice—New elections—Districting.
RCW 29A.92.050 Voluntary change to electoral system—Notice—New elections—Districting. (Effective until January 1, 2023.) (1)(a) Prior to the adoption of its proposed plan, the political subdivision must provide public notice to residents of the subdivision about the proposed remedy to a potential violation of RCW 29A.92.020. If a significant segment of the residents of the subdivision […]
29A.92.060 – Voter challenge of electoral system—Notice.
RCW 29A.92.060 Voter challenge of electoral system—Notice. (1) A voter who resides in the political subdivision who intends to challenge a political subdivision’s electoral system under this chapter shall first notify the political subdivision. The political subdivision shall promptly make such notice public. (2) The notice provided shall identify and provide contact information for the […]
29A.92.070 – Voter challenge of electoral system—Good faith effort to remedy—Court approval—Safe harbor.
RCW 29A.92.070 Voter challenge of electoral system—Good faith effort to remedy—Court approval—Safe harbor. (1) The political subdivision shall work in good faith with the person providing the notice to implement a remedy that provides the protected class or classes identified in the notice an equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice. Such work in […]
29A.92.080 – Voter challenge of electoral system—Filing of action—Multiple challenges.
RCW 29A.92.080 Voter challenge of electoral system—Filing of action—Multiple challenges. (1) Any voter who resides in the political subdivision may file an action under this chapter if, one hundred eighty days after a political subdivision receives notice of a challenge to its electoral system under RCW 29A.92.060, the political subdivision has not obtained a court […]
29A.84.730 – Divulging ballot count.
RCW 29A.84.730 Divulging ballot count. (1) In any location in which ballots are counted, no person authorized by law to be present while votes are being counted may divulge any results of the count of the ballots at any time prior to 8:00 p.m. on the day of the primary or special or general election. […]
29A.88.010 – Findings.
RCW 29A.88.010 Findings. (1) The legislature and the people find that the federal Nuclear Waste Policy Act provides that within sixty days of the president’s recommendation of a site for a high-level nuclear waste repository, a state may disapprove the selection of such site in that state. (2) The legislature and the people desire, if […]
29A.88.020 – High-level repository—Selection of site in state—Special election for disapproval.
RCW 29A.88.020 High-level repository—Selection of site in state—Special election for disapproval. (1) Within seven days after any recommendation by the president of the United States of a site in the state of Washington to be a high-level nuclear waste repository under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 10136, the governor shall set the date for a special statewide […]