§ 29A.92.005 Findings — Intent
§ 29A.92.010 Definitions
§ 29A.92.020 Method of election — Equal opportunity for protected class
§ 29A.92.030 Violations — Factors
§ 29A.92.040 Voluntary change to electoral system — Authorized
§ 29A.92.050 Voluntary change to electoral system — Notice — New elections — Districting
§ 29A.92.060 Voter challenge of electoral system — Notice
§ 29A.92.070 Voter challenge of electoral system — Good faith effort to remedy — Court approval — Safe harbor
§ 29A.92.080 Voter challenge of electoral system — Filing of action — Multiple challenges
§ 29A.92.090 Action in superior court — Venue — Joint action
§ 29A.92.100 Trial schedule — Statute of limitations — Secrecy of vote — Plaintiff bond
§ 29A.92.110 Court-ordered remedies — District-based remedies — New elections
§ 29A.92.115 Increase in number of elected county commissioners — Remedy for vote dilution concerning Indian tribal status
§ 29A.92.120 Safe harbor — Limitation of actions
§ 29A.92.130 Award of fees
§ 29A.92.700 Not applicable to certain political subdivisions
§ 29A.92.710 Other laws superseded
§ 29A.92.720 Construction of laws concerning right to vote
§ 29A.92.900 Short title
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Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 29A.92 - Voting rights act

  • Case law: The law as laid down in cases that have been decided in the decisions of the courts.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.