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. • Sunnyside-7 councilmembers:3 at-large,4 districts <br /> 4 <br /> Examples of Code Provisions <br /> • Bainbridge Island Municipal Code Ch. 2.06 -Wards <br /> • Mount Vernon Municipal Code Ch.112 -Wards and Election Precincts <br /> • Puyallup Municipal Code Ch.1.04- Precincts and Districts,and Sec.2.04.070 - Election of council members to <br /> districts <br /> Election Procedures <br /> Council candidates must be a resident of the ward they wish to represent.Candidates are elected by the voters <br /> within the ward at the primary election to select the finalists who will appear on the general election ballot for <br /> election by all voters in the city. <br /> Redistricting <br /> Adjusting Ward Boundaries after Federal Census <br /> After each federal census the city must review and redraw its district boundaries to ensure equal representation.The <br /> pertinent statutory provisions are in Ch.29A.76 RCW,local government redistricting.RCW 29A.76.010 provides <br /> some time frames and other details on redistricting by local governments.When districts are redrawn,the redrawing <br /> of boundaries should be done according to Ch. 29A.76 RCW. RCW 29A.76.010 states that the redistricting is to be <br /> "based on population information from the most recent federal decennial census"As with the initial establishment <br /> of the wards RCW 35A.12.180 provides that"The representation of each ward in the city council shall be in proportion <br /> to the population as nearly as is practicable.'This process must be completed within eight months of receiving the <br /> - -official-notice-and census-information-from-the-State-Redistricting Commission: <br /> { <br /> Abandonment of the Ward System <br /> Several cities that established a system of wards have decided to abandon this method of electing their <br /> councilmembers.Like the decision to establish wards the decision to abandon them is entirely local.As with the <br /> decision to adopt a ward system,the county legislative body has no role in the process but the county's elections <br /> supervisor must be advised in order to properly conduct the succeeding elections. <br /> Examples of City Ordinances Abandoning the Ward System <br /> • Bonney Lake Ordinance No.1383 (2011) <br /> • Snohomish Ordinance No.2005 (2002) <br /> • Prosser Ordinance No.1278 (1984) <br /> • Kennewick Ordinance No.2536 (1980) <br /> • Ellensburg Ordinance No. 2771 (1969) <br /> Recommended Resources <br /> • Redistricting Commission -Secretary of State <br /> 0 RCW 44.05.030 -Redistricting commission -Membership -Chairperson -Vacancies <br /> 59 <br />