At any nonpartisan special election not being held in conjunction with a state primary or general election, the county, city, town, or district requesting the election pursuant to RCW *29A.04.320 or29A.04.330 may also request that the special election be conducted by mail ballot. The county auditor may honor the request or may determine that the election is not to be conducted by mail ballot. The decision of the county auditor in this regard is final.

     For all special elections not being held in conjunction with a state primary or state general election where voting is conducted by mail ballot, the county auditor shall, not less than eighteen days before the date of such election, mail to each registered voter a mail ballot. The auditor shall handle inactive voters in the same manner as inactive voters in mail ballot precincts. The requirements regarding certification, reporting, and the mailing of overseas and military ballots in **RCW 29.36.270 apply to mail ballot elections.

[2004 c 266 § 15. Prior: 2003 c 162 § 4; 2003 c 111 § 1202; prior: 2001 c 241 § 16; 1994 c 57 § 49; 1993 c 417 § 2. Formerly RCW 29.38.020, 29.36.121.]

NOTES:

     Reviser's note: *(1) RCW 29A.04.320 was repealed by 2004 c 271 § 193. Later enactment, see RCW 29A.04.321.

     **(2) RCW 29.36.270 was recodified as RCW 29A.40.070 by 2003 c 111 § 2401.

     Effective date -- 2004 c 266: See note following RCW 29A.04.575.

     Policy -- 2003 c 162: See note following RCW 29A.40.070.

     Severability -- Effective date -- 1994 c 57: See notes following RCW 10.64.021.