Washington § 70.44.042 - Commissioner districts — Resolution to abolish — Proposition to reestablish.

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§ 70.44.042. Commissioner districts — Resolution to abolish — Proposition to reestablish.

Notwithstanding any provision in RCW 70.44.040 to the contrary, any board of public hospital district commissioners may, by resolution, abolish commissioner districts and permit candidates for any position on the board to reside anywhere in the public hospital district.
At any general or special election which may be called for that purpose, the board of public hospital district commissioners may, or on petition of ten percent of the voters based on the total vote cast in the last district general election in the public hospital district shall, by resolution, submit to the voters of the district the proposition to reestablish commissioner districts.
[ 1997 c 99 s 2; 1967 c 227 s 2.]

Notes

Effective date—1997 c 99: See note following RCW 70.44.040.

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