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                          HOUSE BILL 2369

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State of Washington      53rd Legislature     1994 Regular Session

By Representatives Foreman, Sheldon, Basich and Anderson

Read first time 01/14/94.  Referred to Committee on Local Government.

Revising provisions for elections in cities with a commission plan of government.

    AN ACT Relating to elections in cities with a commission plan of government; and amending RCW 35.17.020.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 35.17.020 and 1979 ex.s. c 126 s 17 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) All regular elections in cities organized under the statutory commission form of government shall be held quadrennially in the odd-numbered years on the dates provided in RCW 29.13.020.  However, after commissioners are elected at the next general election occurring in 1995 or 1997, regular elections in cities organized under a statutory commission form of government shall be held biennially at municipal general elections.

(2) The commissioners shall be nominated and elected at large.  Their terms shall be for four years and until their successors are elected and qualified and assume office in accordance with RCW 29.04.170.  However, at the next regular election of a city organized under a statutory commission form of government, the terms of office of commissioners shall occur with the person who is elected as a commissioner receiving the least number of votes being elected to a two-year term of office and the other two persons who are elected being elected to four-year terms of office.  Thereafter, commissioners shall be elected to four-year terms of office.

(3) If a vacancy occurs in the commission the remaining members shall appoint a person to fill it for the unexpired term.

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