WASHINGTON ATTORNEY GENERAL
The Washington Attorney General issues formal published
opinions in response to requests by the heads of state agencies,
state legislators, and county prosecuting attorneys. When it
appears that individuals outside the Attorney General's Office
have information or expertise that will assist in the preparation
of a particular opinion, a summary of that opinion request will
be published in the state register. If you are interested in
commenting on a request listed in this volume of the register,
you should notify the Attorney General's Office of your interest
by August 8, 2001. This is not the due date by which comments
must be received. However, if you do not notify the Attorney
General's Office of your interest in commenting on an opinion
request by August 8, 2001, the opinion may be issued before your
comments have been received. You may notify the Attorney
General's Office of your intention to comment by calling (360)
586-4218, or by writing to the Solicitor General, Office of the
Attorney General, P.O. Box 40100, Olympia, WA 98504-0100. When
you notify the office of your intention to comment, you will be
provided with a copy of the opinion request in which you are
interested; information about the Attorney General's Opinion
process; information on how to submit your comments; and a due
date by which your comments must be received to ensure that they
are fully considered.
The Attorney General's Office seeks public input on the following opinion request(s).
01-07-01
Request by Ronda Cahill, Chair, Public Disclosure
Commission
1. Do conservation district elections come within the
definition of a general or special election? 2. If a
conservation district election is a general election or a special
election, do individuals who seek election as conservation
district supervisors now fall under the definition of candidate
because of the 1999 statutory amendment in RCW 89.08.020
eliminating the landowner or occupier requirement (thus making
these individuals subject to campaign and/or personal financial
affairs disclosure if their districts otherwise meet the criteria
specified in RCW 42.17.030 (election campaigns) and/or RCW 42.17.405 (personal financial affairs reporting))? 3. For
purposes of filing the annual personal financial affairs
statement in RCW 42.17.240, are elected conservation district
supervisors "elected officials" who are subject to the
requirement if the district has one thousand or more registered
voters? 4. If the answer to question 2 is yes, do the
supervisors who are appointed to the district boards by the state
commission also need to file the personal financial disclosure
reports if the district has one thousand or more registered
voters?