Washington § 54.16.250 - Sewage system works — Ballot proposition — Canvass.

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§ 54.16.250. Sewage system works — Ballot proposition — Canvass.

The legislative authority of the county in which the public utility district is located, upon receipt of the resolution of the public utility district commission or petition as provided for in RCW 54.08.010, shall submit such proposal to the voters of the district at the next general election in substantially the following terms:
Shall Public Utility District No. . . . . of . . . . . . County be authorized to acquire, construct, operate, maintain, and add to sewage systems?
Yes  □
No   □
Within ten days after such election, the election board of the county shall canvass the returns, and if at such election a majority of voters voting on the proposition shall vote in favor of such authority, the district shall have the powers set forth in RCW 54.16.230.
[ 1975 1st ex.s. c 57 s 3.]

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