A county legislative authority for a county that has a single district but has multiple locations for courtrooms may establish separate electoral districts to provide for election of district court judges by subcounty local districts. In any county containing a city of more than four hundred thousand population, the legislative authority of such a county shall establish such separate electoral districts. The procedures in chapter 3.38 RCW for the establishment of district court districts apply to the establishment of separate electoral districts authorized by this section.
RCW 3.38.070
Separate electoral districts—Establishment.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Twyman (2001)
Most recently applied in State v. Twyman (February 2001)
1990 c 257 s 1; 1989 c 227 s 2.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.