19 chapters · 357 sections in this title.
RCW 42.12.010 Causes of vacancy.
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Every elective office shall become vacant on the happening of any of the following events: (1) The death of the incumbent; (2) The resignation of the incumbent. A vacancy caused by resignation shall be deemed to occur upon the effective date of the resignation; (3) The removal of…
RCW 42.12.020 Resignations, to whom made.
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Resignations shall be made as follows: By the state officers and members of the legislature, to the governor; by all county officers, to the county commissioners of their respective counties; by all other officers, holding their offices by appointment, to the body, board or offic…
RCW 42.12.030 Term of person elected to fill vacancy.
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Whenever any officer resigns his or her office before the expiration of his or her term, or the office becomes vacant from any other cause, and at a subsequent special election such vacancy is filled, the person so elected to fill such vacancy shall hold office for the remainder …
RCW 42.12.040 Vacancy in partisan elective office—Successor elected—When.
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(1) If a vacancy occurs in any partisan elective office in the executive or legislative branches of state government or in any partisan county elective office before the first day of the regular filing period, the position must be open for filing during the regular filing period …