Where a vacancy occurs in any partisan county elective office, other than a member of the county legislative authority, the county legislative authority may appoint an employee that was serving as a deputy or assistant in such office at the time the vacancy occurred as an acting official to perform all necessary duties to continue normal office operations. The acting official will serve until a successor is either elected or appointed as required by law. This section does not apply to any vacancy occurring in a charter county which has charter provisions inconsistent with this section.
RCW 36.16.115
Vacancy in partisan elective office—Appointment of acting official.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 187 Wash. 2d 157 - State ex rel. Banks v. Drummond (2016)
Most recently applied in 187 Wash. 2d 157 - State ex rel. Banks v. Drummond (December 2016)
1981 c 180 s 3.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.