Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 29A Elections - Chapter 29A.52 Primaries And Elections

• 29A.52.010 Elections to fill unexpired term -- No primary, when
  Whenever it shall be necessary to hold a special election in an odd-numbered year to fill an unexpired term of any office which is scheduled ...
• 29A.52.011 Elections to fill unexpired term--No primary, when
  Whenever it shall be necessary to hold a special election in an odd-numbered year to fill an unexpired term of any office which is scheduled ...
• 29A.52.106 Intent
  It is the intent of the legislature to create a primary for all partisan elected offices, except for president and vice president, precinct committee officer, ...
• 29A.52.111 Application of chapter--Exceptions
  Candidates for the following offices shall be nominated at partisan primaries held pursuant to the provisions of this chapter: (1) Congressional offices; (2) All state ...
• 29A.52.112 Top two candidates -- Party or independent preference
  (1) A primary is a first stage in the public process by which voters elect candidates to public office. (2) Whenever candidates for a partisan ...
• 29A.52.116 Application of chapter--Exceptions
  Major political party candidates for all partisan elected offices, except for president and vice president, precinct committee officer, and offices exempted from the primary under ...
• 29A.52.121 General election laws govern primaries
  So far as applicable, the provisions of this title relating to conducting general elections govern the conduct of primaries.[2004 c 271 § 143.] ...
• 29A.52.130 Blanket primary authorized
  Except as provided otherwise in chapter 29A.56 RCW, all properly registered voters may vote for their choice at any primary held under this title, for ...
• 29A.52.141 Instructions
  Instructions for voting a consolidated ballot or a physically separate ballot, whichever is applicable, must appear, at the very least, in: (1) Any primary voters' ...
• 29A.52.151 Ballot format--Procedures
  (1) Under a consolidated ballot format: (a) A voter's affiliation with a major political party is inferred from either selecting only that party in the ...
• 29A.52.161 One vote
  Nothing in this chapter may be construed to mean that a voter may cast more than one vote for candidates for a given office.[2004 c ...
• 29A.52.210 Local primaries
  All city and town primaries shall be nonpartisan. Primaries for special purpose districts, except those districts that require ownership of property within the district as ...
• 29A.52.220 When no local primary permitted -- Procedure -- Expiration of subsection
  (1) No primary may be held for any single position in any city, town, district, or district court, as required by RCW 29A.52.210, if, after ...
• 29A.52.231 Nonpartisan offices specified
  The offices of superintendent of public instruction, justice of the supreme court, judge of the court of appeals, judge of the superior court, and judge ...
• 29A.52.240 Special election to fill unexpired term
  Whenever it is necessary to hold a special election to fill an unexpired term of an elective office of any city, town, or district, the ...
• 29A.52.311 Notice of primary
  Not more than ten nor less than three days before the primary the county auditor shall publish notice of such primary in one or more ...
• 29A.52.321 Certification of nominees
  No later than the day following the certification of the returns of any primary, the secretary of state shall certify to the appropriate county auditors ...
• 29A.52.330 Constitutional amendments and state measures -- Notice method
  Subject to the availability of funds appropriated specifically for that purpose, the secretary of state shall publish notice of the proposed constitutional amendments and other ...
• 29A.52.340 Constitutional amendments and state measures -- Notice contents
  The newspaper and broadcast notice required by Article XXIII, section 1, of the state Constitution and RCW 29A.52.330 may set forth all or some of ...
• 29A.52.351 Notice of election
  Except as provided in RCW 29A.32.260, notice for any state, county, district, or municipal election, whether special or general, must be given by at least ...
• 29A.52.360 Ceremonial certificates of election to officers elected in single county or less
  Immediately after the ascertainment of the result of an election for an office to be filled by the voters of a single county, or of ...
• 29A.52.370 Certificates of election to other officers
  Except as provided in the state Constitution, the governor shall issue certificates of election to those elected as senator or representative in the Congress of ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009