Washington Code 17.28.020 – Districts may be organized in counties — Petition, presentment, signatures
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Any number of units of a territory within the state of Washington in Adams, Benton, Franklin, Grant, Kittitas, Walla Walla and Yakima counties or any other county may be organized as a mosquito control district under the provisions of this chapter.
Terms Used In Washington Code 17.28.020
- County commissioners: means the governing body of the county. See Washington Code 17.28.010
- District: means any mosquito control district formed pursuant to this chapter. See Washington Code 17.28.010
- Territory: means any city or county or portion of either or both city or county having a population of not less than one hundred persons. See Washington Code 17.28.010
- Unit: means all unincorporated territory in a proposed district in one county, regarded as an entity, or each city in a proposed district, likewise regarded as an entity. See Washington Code 17.28.010
A petition to form a district may consist of any number of separate instruments which shall be presented at a regular meeting of the county commissioners of the county in which the greater area of the proposed district is located. Petitions shall be signed by registered voters of each unit of the proposed district, equal in number to not less than ten percent of the votes cast in each unit respectively for the office of governor at the last gubernatorial election prior to the time of presenting the petition.