| Passed by the Senate March 9, 2004 YEAS 47 ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House March 3, 2004 YEAS 96 ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Milton H. Doumit, Jr., Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 6493 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 58th Legislature | 2004 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/21/2004. Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.
AN ACT Relating to costs of elections; amending RCW 29A.04.410 and 35A.060.050; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 29A.04.410 and 2003 c 111 s 146 are each amended to
read as follows:
Every city, town, and district is liable for its proportionate
share of the costs when such elections are held in conjunction with
other elections held under RCW 29A.04.320 and 29A.04.330. The
proportionate share of each city, town, and district shall not include
any costs associated with the election of any statewide officer or
ballot measure in even-numbered years.
Whenever any city, town, or district holds any primary or election,
general or special, on an isolated date, all costs of such elections
must be borne by the city, town, or district concerned.
The purpose of this section is to clearly establish that no city,
town, or district is responsible for any election costs involved in
electing statewide officers or ballot measures. Costs associated with
the election of statewide officers and ballot measures in even-numbered
years shall be borne by the county. The county is not responsible for
any costs involved in the holding of any city, town, or district
election.
In recovering such election expenses, including a reasonable pro-ration of administrative costs, the county auditor shall certify the
cost to the county treasurer with a copy to the clerk or auditor of the
city, town, or district concerned. Upon receipt of such certification,
the county treasurer shall make the transfer from any available and
appropriate city, town, or district funds to the county current expense
fund or to the county election reserve fund if such a fund is
established. Each city, town, or district must be promptly notified by
the county treasurer whenever such transfer has been completed.
However, in those districts wherein a treasurer, other than the county
treasurer, has been appointed such transfer procedure does not apply,
but the district shall promptly issue its warrant for payment of
election costs.
Sec. 2 RCW 35A.06.050 and 1994 c 223 s 29 are each amended to
read as follows:
The proposal for abandonment of a plan of government as authorized
in RCW 35A.06.030 and for adoption of the plan named in the resolution
or petition shall be voted upon at the next general ((municipal))
election ((if one is to be held within one hundred and eighty days or
otherwise at a special election called for that purpose)) in accordance
with RCW ((29.13.020)) 29A.04.330. The ballot title and statement of
the proposition shall be prepared by the city attorney as provided in
RCW 29.27.060 and 35A.29.120.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3 This act takes effect July 1, 2004.