2018 Revised Code of Washington
Title 29A - ELECTIONS
29A.92 Voting rights act.
29A.92.090 Action in superior court—Venue—Joint action.
RCW 29A.92.090 Action in superior court—Venue—Joint action.
(1) After exhaustion of the time period in RCW 29A.92.080, any voter who resides in a political subdivision where a violation of RCW 29A.92.020 is alleged may file an action in the superior court of the county in which the political subdivision is located. If the action is against a county, the action may be filed in the superior court of such county, or in the superior court of either of the two nearest judicial districts as determined pursuant to RCW 36.01.050(2). An action filed pursuant to this chapter does not need to be filed as a class action.
(2) Members of different protected classes may file an action jointly pursuant to chapter 113, Laws of 2018 if they demonstrate that the combined voting preferences of the multiple protected classes are polarized against the rest of the electorate.
[ 2018 c 113 § 401.]
