Washington State

Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General

Bob Ferguson

AGO 1959 NO. 58 >

(1) and (2) A third class city adopting the council-manager form of government at a special election on November 3, 1959, may hold an election on the second Tuesday of March, 1960 to elect new city officials and such an election would be a special election.  (3) Three of the city councilmen elected in the special election in March, 1960 would serve until the first Monday in April, 1962 and four of the councilmen would serve until the first Monday in April, 1964.

AGO 1954 NO. 296 >

A road and bridge bond proposal may be submitted to the voters at a special election in conjunction with the primary election.

AGO 1954 NO. 368 >

1. Statutes regulating the conduct of an election are mandatory when noncompliance affects result; an election is invalid when sufficient ballots not furnished and tie vote resulted.  2. Water district commissioners may be elected only at biennial general elections.