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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 2885

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1990 Regular Session

By Representatives Hankins, McLean, Chandler, Smith, Grant, Bowman, Jesernig, Brumsickle, Silver, R. Fisher and R. Meyers

Read first time 1/24/90 and referred to Committee on State Government.

AN ACT Relating to the election of superior court judges; and amending RCW 29.21.150.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 1, chapter 10, Laws of 1970 ex. sess. as amended by section 5, chapter 120, Laws of 1975-'76 2nd ex. sess. and RCW 29.21.150 are each amended to read as follows:

          The name of the person who receives the greatest number of votes and of the person who receives the next greatest number of votes at the primary for a single nonpartisan position shall appear on the general election ballot under the designation therefor:  PROVIDED, That in elections for justices of the supreme court, judges of the court of appeals ((and judges of the superior court)), and ((for)) state superintendent of public instruction, if any candidate in the primary receives a majority of all the votes cast for the position, only the name of the person receiving the highest vote shall be printed on the general election ballot under the designation for that position, followed by a space for the writing in of any other name by a voter.