Full text of Washington Revised Code of Washington § 53.04.110 — Change of name., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 53.04.110. Change of name.
Any port district now existing or which may hereafter be organized under the laws of the state of Washington is hereby authorized to change its corporate name under the following conditions and in the following manner:
(1) On presentation of a petition to the commissioners of any port district now existing or which may hereafter be established under the laws of the state of Washington, signed by at least ten percent of the total number of voters of the port district who voted at the last general port election and asking that the corporate name of the port district be changed, it shall be the duty of the commissioners to submit to the voters of the port district the proposition as to whether the corporate name of the port shall be changed. The proposition shall be submitted at the next general port election according to RCW
29A.04.330.
(2) The petition shall contain the present corporate name of the port district and the corporate name which is proposed to be given to the port district.
(3) On submitting the proposition to the voters of the port district it shall be the duty of the port commissioners to cause to be printed on the official ballot used at the election the following proposition:
"Shall the corporate name, 'Port of . . . . . .' be | |
changed to 'Port of . . . . . . . . .'. . . .YES |
"Shall the corporate name, 'Port of . . . . . .' be | |
changed to 'Port of . . . . . . . . .'. . . .NO" |
(4) At the time when the returns of the general election shall be canvassed by the commissioners of the port district, it shall be the duty of the commissioners to canvass the vote upon the proposition so submitted, recording in their record the result of the canvass.
(5) Should a majority of the registered voters of the port district voting at the general port election vote in favor of the proposition it shall be the duty of the port commissioners to certify the fact to the auditor of the county in which the port district shall be situated and to the secretary of state of the state of Washington, under the seal of the port district. On and after the filing of the certificate with the county auditor as aforesaid and with the secretary of state of the state of Washington, the corporate name of the port district shall be changed, and thenceforth the port district shall be known and designated in accordance therewith.
Notes
Effective date—2006 c 344 ss 1-16 and 18-40: See note following RCW
29A.04.311.
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