Whenever two or more petitions for the formation of a district shall be filed as provided in this chapter, the petition describing the greater area shall supersede all others and an election shall first be held thereunder, and no lesser district shall ever be created within the limits in whole or in part of any district, except as provided in RCW 36.94.420.
RCW 57.04.070
When two or more petitions filed.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 62 Wash. 2d 319 - Alderwood Water District v. Pope & Talbot, Inc. (1963)
Most recently applied in Skagit County Public Hospital District No. 304 v. Skagit County Public Hospital District No. 1 (July 2013)
1996 c 230 s 207; 1985 c 141 s 6; 1981 c 45 s 9; 1929 c 114 s 4; RRS s 11582
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