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§ 29A.92.090. Action in superior court — Venue — Joint action.
(1)(a) After exhaustion of the time period in RCW
29A.92.080, any voter who resides in a political subdivision, organization whose roster of members and volunteers includes a voter who resides in the political subdivision, or tribe located at least in part in the political subdivision where a violation of this chapter is alleged may file an action in the superior court of the county in which the political subdivision is located. If the action is against a county, the action may be filed in the superior court of such county, or in the superior court of either of the two nearest judicial districts as determined pursuant to RCW
36.01.050(2). An action filed pursuant to this chapter does not need to be filed as a class action. The notice and exhaustion of the time period in RCW
29A.92.080 is not required to file an action under this section in circumstances described in (b) of this subsection.
(b) A party may file an action without providing notice and exhausting the time period in RCW
29A.92.080 if:
(i) The party is seeking preliminary relief with respect to an upcoming election in accordance with RCW
29A.92.100;
(ii) The party is seeking to intervene in or join an existing action; or
(iii) Following the party's submission of notice, the political subdivision enacted a remedy that would not remedy the violation identified in the notice.
(2) In an action under RCW
29A.92.030, a coalition of members of different protected classes may file an action jointly pursuant to this chapter if they demonstrate that the combined voting preferences of the multiple protected classes are polarized against the rest of the electorate. A coalition of members of different protected classes is not required to demonstrate that each individual racial, color, or language minority group which comprises the coalition is cohesive.
(3) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to relieve a party of the requirement to establish standing as provided in Washington case law when commencing an action under this title.
Notes
Effective date—2023 c 56: See note following RCW
29A.92.720.
Explanatory statement—2019 c 64: See note following RCW
1.20.110.
Source: official Washington text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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