PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Washington citizens' commission on salaries for elected officials.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 43.03.305.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The rules need updated because of chapter 102, Laws of 1999.
Process for Developing New Rule: Negotiated rule making.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Bill Huennekens, Policy Analyst, Office of the Secretary of State, Elections Division, P.O. Box 40229, Olympia, WA 98504-0229, bhuennekene@secstate.wa.gov, phone (360) 902-4169, fax (360) 586-5629, TDD/TTY 1-800-448-4881.
June 4, 2003
Steve Excell
Assistant Secretary of State