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Wash. Rev. Code § 36.93.030 (2026)

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(1) There is hereby created and established in each county with a population of two hundred ten thousand or more a board to be known and designated as a "boundary review board".
(2) A boundary review board may be created and established in any other county in the following manner:
(a) The county legislative authority may, by majority vote, adopt a resolution establishing a boundary review board; or
(b) A petition seeking establishment of a boundary review board signed by qualified electors residing in the county equal in number to at least five percent of the votes cast in the county at the last county general election may be filed with the county auditor.
Upon the filing of such a petition, the county auditor shall examine the same and certify to the sufficiency of the signatures thereon. No person may withdraw his or her name from a petition after it has been filed with the auditor. Within thirty days after the filing of such petition, the county auditor shall transmit the same to the county legislative authority, together with his or her certificate of sufficiency.
After receipt of a valid petition for the establishment of a boundary review board, the county legislative authority shall submit the question of whether a boundary review board should be established to the electorate at the next primary or general election according to RCW 29A.04.321. Notice of the election shall be given as provided in RCW 29A.52.355 and shall include a clear statement of the proposal to be submitted.
If a majority of the persons voting on the proposition shall vote in favor of the establishment of the boundary review board, such board shall thereupon be deemed established.
[ 2011 c 10 s 80; 2006 c 344 s 28; 1991 c 363 s 91; 1969 ex.s. c 111 s 1; 1967 c 189 s 3.]

Notes:

Notice to registered poll voters—Elections by mail—2011 c 10: See note following RCW 29A.04.008.
Effective date—2006 c 344 ss 1-16 and 18-40: See note following RCW 29A.04.311.
Purpose—Captions not law—1991 c 363: See notes following RCW 2.32.180.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1976–2019 · leading case: City of Bellevue v. King Cnty. Boundary Review Bd., 586 P.2d 470 (Wash. 1978).
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City of Bellevue v. King Cnty. Boundary Review Bd., 586 P.2d 470 (Wash. 1978). · cites it 2× “, and STAFFORD, BRACHTENBACH, HOROWITZ, and DOLLIVER, JJ., concur. HAMILTON, J.”
City of Moses Lake v. Grant Cnty., 693 P.2d 140 (Wash. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 4× “On May 3, 1983, the Grant County Board of Commissioners enacted a resolution, pursuant to RCW 36.93.030-(2)(a), 1 creating a review board.”
Vashon Island Comm. for Self-Gov't v. Washington State Boundary Review Bd., 903 P.2d 953 (Wash. 1995). “…greater than 210,000. Boundary review boards can also be created by the county legislative authority or by petition. RCW 36.93.030.”
King Cnty. Water Dist. No. 54 v. King Cnty. Boundary Review Bd., 554 P.2d 1060 (Wash. 1976). “RCW 36.93.030. It also provided mechanisms for the consolidation of government units, see RCW 35.”
Spokane Cnty. Fire Prot. Dist. No. 8 v. Spokane Cnty. Boundary Review Bd., 618 P.2d 1326 (Wash. Ct. App. 1980). “Next, the Glenrose Association contends the Board failed to review and evaluate the City of Spokane's planning department declaration of environmental nonsignificance 1 and then make an independent determination of environmental impact.”
City of Wenatchee v. Boundary Review Bd., 693 P.2d 135 (Wash. Ct. App. 1984). “RCW 36.93.030 was amended by Laws of 1969, 1st Ex.”
Futurewise v. City Of Ridgefield (Wash. Ct. App. 2019). “160(5), only an affected government unit or “any person owning real property or residing in the area affected by the decision” can appeal a boundary review board decision to superior court.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 36.93.030(2) — 1 case
City of Moses Lake v. Grant Cnty., 693 P.2d 140 (Wash. Ct. App. 1984). “On May 3, 1983, the Grant County Board of Commissioners enacted a resolution, pursuant to RCW 36.93.030-(2)(a), 1 creating a review board.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 36.93.030(2)(a) — 1 case
City of Moses Lake v. Grant Cnty., 693 P.2d 140 (Wash. Ct. App. 1984). “On May 3, 1983, the Grant County Board of Commissioners enacted a resolution, pursuant to RCW 36.93.030-(2)(a), 1 creating a review board.”
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