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Wash. Rev. Code § 35.02.020 (2026)

Petition for incorporation—Signatures—Filing deadline

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A petition for incorporation must be signed by registered voters resident within the limits of the proposed city or town equal in number to at least ten percent of the number of voters residing within the proposed city or town and filed with the auditor of the county in which all, or the largest portion of, the proposed city or town is located. The petition must be filed with the auditor by no later than one hundred eighty days after the date the public meeting on the proposed incorporation was held under RCW 35.02.015, or the next regular business day following the one hundred eightieth day if the one hundred eightieth day is not a regular business day.
[ 1994 c 216 s 4; 1986 c 234 s 3; 1965 c 7 s 35.02.020. Prior: 1957 c 173 s 2; prior: 1953 c 219 s 1; 1890 p 131 s 2, part; 1888 p 221 ss 1, 2, part; 1877 p 173 ss 1, 2, part; 1871 p 51 s 1, part; RRS s 8884, part.]

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Effective date—1994 c 216: See note following RCW 35.02.015.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1963–1995 · leading case: Vashon Island Comm. for Self-Gov't v. Washington State Boundary Review Bd., 903 P.2d 953 (Wash. 1995).
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Vashon Island Comm. for Self-Gov't v. Washington State Boundary Review Bd., 903 P.2d 953 (Wash. 1995). “” RCW 35.02.020 provides, in part: "A petition for incorporation must be signed by registered voters resident within the limits of the proposed city or town equal in number to at least ten percent of the number of voters residing within the proposed city or town .”
State Ex Rel. Stephens v. Odell, 378 P.2d 932 (Wash. 1963). “On July 17, 1961, the petition for the incorporation of Bridle Trails was filed with the King County Auditor in compliance with the requirements of RCW 35.02.020. Subsequently, the auditor fulfilled the obligations imposed upon him under the provisions of RCW 35.”
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