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Bill aligns statutory vacancy rules for county commissioners with the state constitution
Summary
Senate Bill 5288 would repeal statutory vacancy-filling provisions that conflict with the Washington Constitution and return the process to constitutional procedures requiring party central committees to nominate candidates, supporters said. County officials testified the bill resolves timing and partisan-nomination conflicts encountered when a
Senate Bill 5288 would repeal current statutory procedures for filling vacancies on boards of county commissioners so that appointment practice follows Article II, Section 15 of the Washington State Constitution. Supporters told the Local Government Committee the statutory provisions in the RCWs conflict with the constitution and create impractical timing requirements.
Committee staff summarized the constitutional and statutory frameworks: the state…
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