Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 29A Elections - Chapter 29A.20 Qualifications, Terms, And Requirements For Elective Offices

• 29A.20.010 Preservation of declarations of candidacy
  The secretary of state and each county auditor shall preserve all declarations of candidacy filed in their respective offices for six months. All declarations of ...
• 29A.20.021 Qualifications for filing, appearance on ballot
  (1) A person filing a declaration of candidacy for an office shall, at the time of filing, be a registered voter and possess the qualifications ...
• 29A.20.030 Local officers, beginning of terms -- Organization of district boards of directors
  The term of every city, town, and district officer elected to office on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November of the odd-numbered ...
• 29A.20.040 Local elected officials, commencement of term of office -- Purpose
  (1) The legislature finds that certain laws are in conflict governing the assumption of office of various local officials. The purpose of this section is ...
• 29A.20.111 Definitions--"Convention" and "election jurisdiction.
  A "convention" for the purposes of this chapter, is an organized assemblage of registered voters representing an independent candidate or candidates or a new or ...
• 29A.20.121 Nomination by convention or write-in--Dates--Special filing period
  (1) Any nomination of a candidate for partisan public office by other than a major political party may be made only: (a) In a convention ...
• 29A.20.131 Convention--Notice
  Each minor party or independent candidate must publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation within the county in which the party or the ...
• 29A.20.141 Convention--Requirements for validity
  (1) To be valid, a convention must be attended by at least one hundred registered voters. (2) In order to nominate candidates for the offices ...
• 29A.20.151 Nominating petition--Requirements
  A nominating petition submitted under this chapter shall clearly identify the name of the minor party or independent candidate convention as it appears on the ...
• 29A.20.161 Certificate of nomination--Requisites
  A certificate evidencing nominations made at a convention must: (1) Be in writing; (2) Contain the name of each person nominated, his or her residence, ...
• 29A.20.171 Multiple certificates of nomination
  (1) If two or more valid certificates of nomination are filed purporting to nominate different candidates for the same position using the same party name, ...
• 29A.20.181 Presidential electors--Selection at convention
  A minor political party or independent candidate convention nominating candidates for the offices of president and vice president of the United States shall, not later ...
• 29A.20.191 Certificate of nomination--Checking signatures--Appeal of determination
  Upon the receipt of the certificate of nomination, the officer with whom it is filed shall check the certificate and canvass the signatures on the ...
• 29A.20.201 Declarations of candidacy required, exceptions--Payment of fees
  Not later than the Friday immediately preceding the first day for candidates to file, the secretary of state shall notify the county auditors of the ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009