WAC Sections | ||
GENERAL | ||
135-110-100 | Purpose and authority. | |
135-110-110 | Definitions. | |
135-110-120 | Compliance. | |
135-110-130 | Documents provided to conservation commission to be copies. | |
135-110-140 | Records retention. | |
135-110-150 | Conservation district must remain impartial. | |
135-110-160 | Legal boundaries of conservation district to be available. | |
135-110-170 | Only one ballot per voter may be counted. | |
135-110-180 | Disruptive acts prohibited. | |
ESTABLISHING ELECTION, PROVIDING NOTICE | ||
135-110-200 | Conservation district must hold election. | |
135-110-210 | Conservation district must adopt election resolution. | |
135-110-220 | Due notice required before and after election resolution. | |
135-110-230 | Conservation district appoints election supervisor. | |
135-110-240 | Election may be on-site, remote, or both. | |
135-110-250 | Voting must be accessible. | |
CANDIDATE ELIGIBILITY, FILING, NOMINATION, VERIFICATION, WITHDRAWAL | ||
135-110-300 | Every candidate must be a qualified district elector. | |
135-110-310 | Some candidates must be landowners or farm operators. | |
135-110-320 | Submission of candidate information required to be elected. | |
135-110-330 | Filing deadline. | |
135-110-340 | Only nominated candidates may appear on official ballot. | |
135-110-350 | Types of candidacy. | |
135-110-355 | Election supervisor must verify candidate eligibility. | |
135-110-360 | Undeclared write-in candidate may be elected if no person files. | |
135-110-370 | Incumbent automatically reelected if no other person files. | |
135-110-380 | Candidate may withdraw candidacy in writing. | |
PREPARING FOR ELECTION DAY, BALLOTING, POLLING OFFICERS | ||
135-110-400 | Conservation district to obtain list of registered voters. | |
135-110-410 | Conservation district must set deadline for requesting absentee and mail-in ballots. | |
135-110-420 | Conservation district must not use certain lists. | |
135-110-430 | Conservation district may publish candidate-provided information. | |
135-110-440 | Employees and municipal officers of district must not be polling officers. | |
135-110-450 | Polling officers monitor poll-site activities. | |
135-110-460 | Polling officers verify voters, issue ballots and count votes. | |
135-110-470 | Election supervisor may perform polling officer duties. | |
BALLOTS, VOTING, POLL SITES, MAIL-IN ELECTIONS | ||
135-110-500 | Conservation district must create official ballot. | |
135-110-515 | Conservation district must make ballots available. | |
135-110-520 | Absentee ballots must be provided on request. | |
135-110-530 | Provisional ballots must be provided when voter eligibility is in question. | |
135-110-540 | Functional equivalent of paper ballot required. | |
135-110-550 | Poll lists must be used. | |
135-110-560 | Mail-in, absentee, and provisional ballots must be double-envelope balloting. | |
135-110-570 | Election supervisor safeguards ballots except in a poll-site election. | |
135-110-580 | Poll sites must be accessible. | |
ELECTION DAY | ||
135-110-600 | Electioneering prohibited. | |
135-110-610 | Every voter must be verified as eligible. | |
135-110-620 | Conservation district must provide polling officers at each poll site. | |
135-110-630 | Each poll site must have ballot box and signage. | |
135-110-640 | Conservation district must assure privacy in voting. | |
135-110-650 | Polls to close at published time but may be extended. | |
AFTER VOTING CLOSES | ||
135-110-700 | Opening ballots. | |
135-110-710 | Polling officers to retain custody of ballots until counted. | |
135-110-720 | Polling officers may announce unofficial results. | |
135-110-730 | Tie in unofficial election results. | |
135-110-740 | When no eligible candidate is elected. | |
135-110-750 | Ballot results must be reported. | |
135-110-760 | Conservation commission canvasses returns, determines compliance, announces winners. | |
135-110-770 | Elections are final when certified and announced. | |
EMERGENCIES | ||
135-110-800 | Emergency relocation or rescheduling of election. | |
135-110-810 | Signage and notice required. | |
135-110-820 | Conservation commission to be informed. | |
VACANCIES, REMOVAL, AND REPLACEMENT | ||
135-110-900 | Only vacant offices may be filled. | |
135-110-910 | Supervisors must be eligible to serve. | |
135-110-920 | Resignation from office. | |
135-110-930 | Ceasing to be a registered voter. | |
135-110-940 | Death of the supervisor. | |
135-110-950 | Declaration voiding an election. | |
135-110-960 | Removal from office. | |
135-110-970 | Replacement. |