Washington § 54.40.040 - Criteria, election to reclassify as a five commissioner district — Ballot form — Vote required.

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§ 54.40.040. Criteria, election to reclassify as a five commissioner district — Ballot form — Vote required.

A public utility district that has or had a license from the federal power commission to construct a hydroelectric project of an estimated cost of more than two hundred fifty million dollars, including interest during construction, or has a population of five hundred thousand or more, shall be classified as a five commissioner district if voters of the district approve a ballot proposition authorizing the change. In submitting the question to the voters for their approval or rejection, the proposition shall be expressed on the ballot in substantially the following terms:
 
Shall Public Utility District No. . . . . be reclassified a Five Commissioner District for the purpose of increasing the number of commissioners to five. . . .
YES □
 
 
NO □
Should a majority of the voters voting on the question approve the proposition, the district shall be declared a five commissioner district upon the certification of the election returns.
[ 1994 c 223 s 58; 1977 ex.s. c 36 s 4; 1959 c 265 s 5.]

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