File #: 2010-0222    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 4/5/2010 In control: Government Accountability and Oversight Committee
On agenda: 4/5/2010 Final action: 4/12/2010
Enactment date: 4/22/2010 Enactment #: 16803
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to King County district court electoral district boundaries; amending Ordinance 8935, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.68.075 and repealing Ordinance 10476, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.68.085.
Sponsors: Kathy Lambert
Indexes: District Court
Code sections: 2.68.085 -
Attachments: 1. 16803.pdf, 2. 2010-0222 Transmittal Letter.doc, 3. Attachment A, King County District Court Electoral Districts, Southeast Electoral District Election Precincts, dated 4/6/2010, 4. Attachment B, King County District Court Electoral Districts, Southwest Electoral District Election Precincts, dated 4/6/2010, 5. Attachment C, King County District Court Electoral Districts, Northeast Electoral District Election Precincts, dated 4/6/2010, 6. Attachment D, King County District Court Electoral Districts, Shoreline Electoral District Election Precincts, dated 4/6/2010, 7. 2010-0222 SR Dist Ct Precinct Boundaries, 8. 2010-0222 Revised SR Dist Ct Precinct Boundaries, 9. Attachment A, King County District Court Electoral Districts, Southeast Electoral District Election Precincts, dated 4/6/2010, 10. Attachment B, King County District Court Electoral Districts, Southwest Electoral District Election Precincts, dated 4/6/2010, 11. Attachment C, King County District Court Electoral Districts, Northeast Electoral District Election Precincts, dated 4/6/2010, 12. Attachment D, King County District Court Electoral Districts, Shoreline Electoral District Election Precincts, dated 4/6/2010
Staff: Curry, Clifton
Drafter
Clerk 04/07/2010
Title
AN ORDINANCE relating to King County district court electoral district boundaries; amending Ordinance 8935, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.68.075 and repealing Ordinance 10476, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.68.085.
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      BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
      SECTION 1.  A.  The district court west electoral district shall be all of the area within the line described in subsection B of this section.  The boundaries of the other district court electoral districts shall consist of the election precincts in subsection C. of this section.  The precincts listed in this section consist of election precincts that have been established by the King County council under K.C.C. 1.12.010.
      B.  West electoral district:  all of the area within the boundary of the city of Seattle which includes to the centerline of the waters of Puget Sound and the centerline of Lake Washington.
      C.  The boundaries of the other electoral districts shall consist of the election precincts in Attachments A through D of this ordinance, as listed in this subsection, which shall be retained officially on file in the department of elections, with copies maintained by the clerk of the council and the presiding judge of district court.
        1.  Southeast:  Attachment A to this ordinance.
        2.  Southwest:  Attachment B to this ordinance.
        3.  Northeast:  Attachment C to this ordinance.
        4.  Shoreline:  Attachment D to this ordinance.
      SECTION 2.  Ordinance 8935, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.68.075 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
      A.  District court judges shall be elected to the King County district court from electoral districts ((defined in Section 2.68.085)) established by the county council under K.C.C. 1.12.010 by ordinance.  The precise number of judges elected from each electoral district shall be determined by the county council on or before May 1, 1990, and on or before May 1((,)) of each fourth year thereafter.
      B.  All candidates for King County district court must file for and be elected in one of the district court electoral districts created by this chapter.  Any candidate for King County district court must be a registered voter and legal resident of the district court electoral district within which he or she files.
      SECTION 3.  Ordinance 10476, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.68.085 are each hereby repealed.
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