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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 632

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Representatives Fisch, Fisher and Cole

Read first time 2/8/85 and referred to Committee on Constitution, Elections & Ethics.

AN ACT Relating to elections; and amending RCW 29.21.060.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 29.21.060, chapter 9, Laws of 1965 as last amended by section 31, chapter 361, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. and RCW 29.21.060 are each amended to read as follows:

          All candidates for offices to be voted on at any election in first, second, and third class cities and fourth class municipalities (towns) shall file declarations of candidacy with the county auditor not earlier than the ((last)) fourth Monday of July nor later than the next succeeding Friday in the year such regular city elections are held.

          All candidates for district offices subject to the provisions of RCW 29.21.010((, as now or hereafter amended,)) shall file their declarations of candidacy with the county auditor of the county not earlier than the ((last)) fourth Monday of July nor later than the next succeeding Friday in the year such regular district elections are held:  PROVIDED, That this chapter shall not change the method of nomination for first district officers at the formation of any district.

          Any candidate for city, town, or district offices may withdraw his declaration at any time to and including the first Wednesday after the last day allowed for filing declarations of candidacy.

          All candidates required to file declarations of candidacy shall pay the same fees and be governed by the same rules as contained in RCW 29.18.030 through 29.18.100:  PROVIDED, That no filing fee shall be charged in the event that the office sought is without a fixed annual salary.

          This section shall supersede the provisions of any and all other statutes, whether general or special in nature, having different dates for filing declarations of candidacy for such city, town, and district elections, the purpose of this section being to establish a uniform five day period throughout the state of Washington for filing declarations of candidacy.