Washington § 57.36.040 - When merger effective — Cessation of merging district — Commissioners.

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§ 57.36.040. When merger effective — Cessation of merging district — Commissioners.

If at such election a majority of the voters of the merging district or districts shall vote in favor of the merger, the merger shall be authorized. The merger shall be effective and the merging district or districts shall cease to exist and shall become a part of the merger district, upon the certification of the election results. The commissioners of the merging district or districts shall hold office as commissioners of the new merged district until their respective terms of office expire or until they resign from office if the resignation is before the expiration of their terms of office. The election of commissioners in the merger district after the merger shall occur as provided in RCW 57.32.130 in a consolidated district after the consolidation.
[ 1999 c 153 s 23; 1996 c 230 s 1205; 1982 c 104 s 2; 1967 ex.s. c 39 s 6; 1961 c 28 s 4.]

Notes

Part headings not law—1999 c 153: See note following RCW 57.04.050.
Part headings not law—Effective date—1996 c 230: See notes following RCW 57.02.001.

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