{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-35.23.101","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 35.23.101","heading":"Vacancies.","body":"(1) The council of a second-class city may declare a council position vacant if the councilmember is absent for three consecutive regular meetings without permission of the council.\n(2) A vacancy in an elective office shall occur and shall be filled as provided in chapter 42.12 RCW. An incumbent councilmember is eligible to be appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of mayor.\nVacancies in offices other than that of mayor or city councilmember shall be filled by appointment of the mayor.\n(3) If there is a temporary vacancy in an appointive office due to illness, absence from the city or other temporary inability to act, the mayor may appoint a temporary appointee to exercise the duties of the office until the temporary disability of the incumbent is removed.","path":["Title 35","Chapter 35.23"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=35.23.101","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:40:58Z","sha256":"9da0604844870957293d0fe6ee924f12f6f4bb33660df2c178d4de2b6c548f74","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-35.23.091","next":"us-wa/rcw-35.23.111"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}