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HOUSE BILL 2447
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State of Washington 56th Legislature 2000 Regular Session
By Representatives Kastama, Carrell, Campbell and Boldt
Read first time 01/13/2000. Referred to Committee on State Government.
AN ACT Relating to recall petitions; and amending RCW 29.82.160.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 29.82.160 and 1988 c 202 s 30 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The superior court of the county in which the officer subject to recall resides has original jurisdiction to compel the performance of any act required of any public officer or to prevent the performance by any such officer of any act in relation to the recall not in compliance with law.
(2) The supreme court has like original jurisdiction in relation to state officers and revisory jurisdiction over the decisions of the superior courts. Any proceeding to compel or prevent the performance of any such act shall be begun within ten days from the time the cause of complaint arises, and shall be considered an emergency matter of public concern and take precedence over other cases, and be speedily heard and determined. Appellate review of a decision of any superior court shall be begun and perfected within fifteen days after its decision in a recall election case and shall be considered an emergency matter of public concern by the supreme court, and heard and determined within thirty days after the decision of the superior court.
(3) To the extent this section conflicts with the provisions of RAP 2.1(b), RAP 16.2, and RAP 18.22, this section shall supersede the conflicting rules on and after the effective date of this act.
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