That no person shall be competent to qualify for or hold any elective public office within the state of Washington, or any county, district, precinct, school district, municipal corporation or other district or political subdivision, unless he or she be a citizen of the United States and state of Washington and an elector of such county, district, precinct, school district, municipality or other district or political subdivision.
RCW 42.04.020
Eligibility to hold office.
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 13 Wash. App. 731 - Freund v. Hastie (1975)
Most recently applied in Parker v. Wyman (December 2012)
2012 c 117 s 94; 1919 c 139 s 1; RRS s 9929
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.