Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › STATE NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL BOARD AGENCY › Chapter 16-750 - State noxious weed list and schedule of monetary penalties › Section 16-750-120 - State noxious weed control board-Nominations-Elections-Terms of office-Vacancies

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Nominations
				and elections to board positions are conducted by regular mail.
(2) The board calls for nominations to
				elected positions at least 60 days prior to expiration of position
				terms.
(3) The board sends ballots
				to eligible activated county noxious weed control boards or weed district
				directors by regular mail at least 45 days prior to expiration of each position
				term.
(4) Ballots must be returned
				no later than 30 days before expiration of each term. Only official ballots
				will be accepted. Photocopied ballots will be considered invalid.
(5) The board chairperson appoints a
				committee to count ballots and certify elections at least 30 days prior to
				expiration of each term.
(6)
				Results of elections are announced prior to the next scheduled board
				meeting.
(7) For the purpose of
				conducting nominations or elections, the board uses the current list of county
				noxious weed control board voting members and weed district
				directors.
(8) Any person who is a
				resident in and member of an activated county noxious weed control board in the
				counties represented by positions 1, 2, 3, and 4 may enter his or her name, or
				that of any qualified person in nomination for election to the board position
				by voting members of the above activated county noxious weed control
				boards.
(9) Any director of an
				active weed district formed under chapter 17.04 or 17.06 RCW may enter a name
				in nomination for election to position 5 on the board.
(10) Each candidate or each person nominating
				such candidate must complete a certificate of nomination, and must return it to
				the board postmarked by the date specified.
(11) The board creates a ballot listing the
				names in alphabetical order beginning with the last name first, of the
				candidates nominated to the position of the board: Provided, That the board
				shall remove the name of any person nominated who notifies the board in writing
				that he or she is unwilling to serve on the board.
(12) The ballot, along with the statement, if
				any, of each candidate in the election will be mailed by regular mail to each
				voting member of an activated county noxious weed control board or director of
				an active weed district. Only county board members or weed district directors
				within the established position area are eligible to vote for the board member
				to represent that area.
(13) Each
				voting member of an activated county noxious weed control board or director of
				an activated weed district may cast one vote for the candidates appearing on
				the appropriate ballot and return it to the board as provided above and as per
				the dates specified.
(14) The
				candidate receiving the highest number of votes is elected: Provided, That if
				the candidate fails to receive more than 50 percent of the votes cast in an
				election, a second election will be held between such candidate and the
				candidate receiving the next highest votes and: Provided further, That if there
				is only one candidate, that candidate will be deemed elected
				unanimously.
(15) The term of
				office for all members of the board is four years from the date of election or
				appointment.
(16) Vacancies among
				board members appointed by the director will be filled by the director.
				Vacancies among elected members will be filled by special election by those
				entities eligible to elect that position for the expired term. Special
				elections follow the same procedure as regular elections and repeated as needed
				until position is filled. Board members appointed to fill vacancies will serve
				out the existing term.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 17.10 RCW. 99-24-029, §
					 16-750-120, filed 11/23/99, effective 1/3/00; 93-01-004, § 16-750-120,
					 filed 12/2/92, effective 1/2/93.