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General Government: G 3.1210 - Election method - resolution method (RCW 35.13.015)
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- Resolution No. 07-492 - Initiates the annexation process of entire potential annexation area
Request this document | Document Date: 2/07
Jurisdiction: Federal Way
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- What election is used as the basis for determining how many signatures are necessary on a petition to initiate an annexation by the election method for first and second class cities and for towns?
RCW 35.13.020 provides that a petition for annexation must be signed by the residents in the area equal in number to 20 percent of the votes cast "at the last election." Unlike some of the other annexation statutes, RCW 35.13.020 does not refer to the "last state general election" or the "last preceding general election" it merely refers to the "last election." "Election" is defined in RCW 29A.04.043 to mean "a general election except where the context indicates that a special election is included." Thus, the "last election" refers to the last general election (which is held in November). - May the election method of annexation be used where there are no residents in an area proposed for annexation?
No. See AGO 55-57 No. 214. There cannot be an election where there are no voters or electors residing in the area in which the election would be conducted. - How many votes are necessary to approve an election method annexation?
A majority vote is sufficient if the vote is only on the proposition for or against annexation; or, for or against annexation and adoption of the comprehensive plan or proposed zoning regulation. If a separate proposition to assume all or a portion of city indebtedness is before the voters, a three-fifths vote is necessary for approval of that proposition and the total number of votes cast must be at least 40 percent of the votes cast in the area in the last preceding general election. RCW 35.13.090; RCW 35A.14.080.
The propositions to annex and to assume indebtedness may be combined on the same ballot, in which case the ballot proposition must be approved by three-fifths of those voting and the total number of votes cast must be at least 40 percent of the votes cast in the area at the last preceding general election. However, the city council may adopt a resolution accepting the annexation without the assumption of debt where the combined ballot is approved by only a simple majority of those voting. RCW 35.13.095; RCW 35A.14.085
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- Annexation by the Election Method
Information for Washington cities and counties on annexation by the election method