FINAL BILL REPORT

                 SHB 2140

                         C 286 L 96

                     Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Revising election laws and procedures for cities and towns.

Sponsors:  By House Committee on Government Operations (originally sponsored by Representatives L. Thomas, Chopp and Murray).

House Committee on Government Operations

Senate Committee on Government Operations

Background:  Administration requirements for elections within cities and towns are established in statute.

Summary:  Statutes prescribe city and town election procedures.

The responsibility is clarified for the county auditor to transmit the results of an annexation election to the county legislative authority and to the city or town to which annexation is proposed.

The county auditor is required to review signatures on an initiative petition in a code city or in a city with a commission form of government.

A common format for the form of a petition is established for all cities and towns.  Petitions must be signed by registered voters, instead of electors.

Votes on Final Passage:

House     95 0

Senate    48 0 (Senate amended)

House     95 0 (House concurred)

Effective:  June 6, 1996