Washington State

Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General

Bob Ferguson

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DISTRICTS ‑- SCHOOLS ‑- PENSIONS ‑- PUBLIC WORKS ‑- PENSION PROGRAM FOR NONCERTIFICATED SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES (1) RCW 41.40.410, as amended by § 1, chapter 84, Laws of 1965, requires all public school districts to provide coverage in the Washington public employees' retirement system for their
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CONTRACTS ‑- PUBLIC WORKS ‑- RETAINED PERCENTAGE OF MONEYS ‑- BID SPECIFICATIONS (1) A public body to which RCW 60.28.010 applies, in calling for bids for a public works contract, may not require in its bid specifications or otherwise that all prospective bidders indicate in their bid proposals
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TAXATION ‑- REAL PROPERTY ‑- EXCISE ‑- MOBILE HOMES If a mobile home meets the conditions set forth in the first paragraph of RCW 82.50.180 (5), it is not necessary, in order for the unit to be placed on the real property tax rolls of the county in which it is located, that the owner thereof make a
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MINORS ‑- GUARDIANS ‑- ABORTIONS ‑- PARENTAL CONSENT TO TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY OF MINOR CHILD The pregnancy of an unmarried female under 18 years of age may be terminated in accordance with chapter 3, Laws of 1970 (Referendum No. 20), if all other conditions set forth therein are met, on the
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INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM ‑- LEGISLATURE ‑- AMENDING INITIATIVE ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE ‑- SUBMISSION OF ALTERNATIVE PROPOSAL Consideration of various alternatives which are available to the legislature under Article II, § 1 (Amendments 7 and 30) and Article II, § 41 (Amendment 26) of the
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INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM ‑- CORPORATIONS ‑- FINANCING AN INITIATIVE OR REFERENDUM CAMPAIGN WITH FUNDS OF OUT-OF-STATE CORPORATION The provisions of RCW 29.79.490 (6) are applicable to a corporation whose principal office is, or a majority of whose members or stockholders have their residence
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ELECTIONS ‑- CITIZENSHIP ‑- CRIMES ‑- RESTORATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS BY GOVERNOR (1) A person who has been convicted of a felony under federal law, or under the law of another state, unless restored to his civil rights, should be regarded as disqualified from voting in the state of Washington under
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COUNTIES ‑- ZONING LAWS ‑- PLANNING COMMISSIONS Under the provisions of the planning enabling act (chapter 36.70 RCW), a board of county commissioners may not amend a zoning ordinance pursuant to an application for rezoning in a manner contrary to the recommendation of the planning commission,
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CITIES AND TOWNS ‑- PLATS ‑- SUBDIVISIONS ‑- FILING OF ‑- NOTICE REQUIREMENTS The notice requirements of RCW 58.17.080 relating to the filing of a preliminary plat of a proposed subdivision adjacent to or within one mile of the municipal boundaries of a city or town do apply to a proposed
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ELECTIONS ‑- RESIDENCE ‑- SCHOOLS ‑- VOTING ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN STUDENTS (1) Article VI, § 4 of the Washington Constitution does not prevent a student in school from establishing a voting residence where he is living while attending school if he has an actual intent to establish that place as