EMERGENCY RULES
(Elections Division)
Effective Date of Rule: Immediately.
Purpose: To clarify that when filing for office, candidates may not use rank or symbols instead of or as part of their names.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 434-215-050.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 29A.04.611.
Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that observing the time requirements of notice and opportunity to comment upon adoption of a permanent rule would be contrary to the public interest.
Reasons for this Finding: Candidate filing week is the week of July 24.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: July 24, 2006.
Steve Excell
Assistant Secretary of State
OTS-9048.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 02-09-007, filed 4/4/02,
effective 4/4/02)
WAC 434-215-050
Use of title ((or)), rank, or symbols
prohibited.
No person when filing for office shall be
permitted to use any title, rank, or symbol instead of, or in
conjunction with, his or her name, except as may be provided
by law or administrative rule.
[02-09-007, recodified as § 434-215-050, filed 4/4/02, effective 4/4/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 29.04.080, 29.04.210, 29.36.150 and 29.79.200. 97-21-045, recodified as § 434-228-050, filed 10/13/97, effective 11/13/97. Statutory Authority: 1990 c 59. 92-12-083, § 434-28-050, filed 6/2/92, effective 7/3/92.]