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                                 ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2709

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1990 Regular Session

By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Crane and Appelwick)

Read first time 2/2/90.

AN ACT Relating to district court electoral districts; amending RCW 3.38.070; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 2, chapter 227, Laws of 1989 and RCW 3.38.070 are each amended to read as follows:

          A county legislative authority for a county that has a single district but has multiple locations for courtrooms may establish separate electoral districts to provide for election of district court judges by subcounty local districts.  ((As nearly as possible, the electoral districts shall follow precinct lines, follow neighborhood and community boundaries, and include approximately equal population.))  In any county containing a city of more than four hundred thousand population, the legislative authority of such a county shall establish such separate electoral districts.  The procedures in chapter 3.38 RCW for the establishment of district court districts apply to the establishment of separate electoral districts authorized by this section.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.     In any county in which separate electoral districts have been established pursuant to RCW 3.38.070, the term "district" also means "electoral district" for purposes of RCW 3.38.022, 3.38.050, and 3.38.060.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.     This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.