{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-54.40.040","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 54.40.040","heading":"Criteria, election to reclassify as a five commissioner district—Ballot form—Vote required.","body":"A public utility district that has or had a license from the federal power commission to construct a hydroelectric project of an estimated cost of more than two hundred fifty million dollars, including interest during construction, or has a population of five hundred thousand or more, shall be classified as a five commissioner district if voters of the district approve a ballot proposition authorizing the change. In submitting the question to the voters for their approval or rejection, the proposition shall be expressed on the ballot in substantially the following terms:\nShall Public Utility District No. . . . . be reclassified a Five Commissioner District for the purpose of increasing the number of commissioners to five. . . .\nYES □\nNO □\nShould a majority of the voters voting on the question approve the proposition, the district shall be declared a five commissioner district upon the certification of the election returns.","path":["Title 54","Chapter 54.40"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=54.40.040","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T03:32:09Z","sha256":"202c79a2b5f9aa14aae503d48d5e407ebc3c843b7e4ddf0a5f8099fa544b2526","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-54.40.030","next":"us-wa/rcw-54.40.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}