"Partisan office" means a public office for which a candidate may indicate a political party preference on his or her declaration of candidacy and have that preference appear on the primary and general election ballot in conjunction with his or her name. The following are partisan offices:

     (1) United States senator and United States representative;

     (2) All state offices, including legislative, except (a) judicial offices and (b) the office of superintendent of public instruction;

     (3) All county offices except (a) judicial offices and (b) those offices for which a county home rule charter provides otherwise.

[2005 c 2 § 4 (Initiative Measure No. 872, approved November 2, 2004).]

NOTES:

     Reviser's note: Initiative Measure No. 872 was declared unconstitutional in its entirety in Washington State Republican Party, et al. v. Logan, et al., U.S.D.C. No. CV05-0927-TSZ (W.D. Wash. 2005). The decision was affirmed in Washington State Republican Party v. State of Washington, Nos. 05-35774, 05-35780 (9th Cir. 2006). The decision was under appeal at the time this material was published.

     Short title -- Intent -- Contingent effective date -- 2005 c 2 (Initiative Measure No. 872): See notes following RCW 29A.52.112.