All city and town primaries shall be nonpartisan. Primaries for special purpose districts, except those districts that require ownership of property within the district as a prerequisite to voting, shall be nonpartisan. City, town, and district primaries shall be held as provided in RCW 29A.04.311. The purpose of this section is to establish the holding of a primary, subject to the exemptions in RCW 29A.52.220, as a uniform procedural requirement to the holding of city, town, and district elections. These provisions supersede any and all other statutes, whether general or special in nature, having different election requirements. [ 2013 c 11 s 51; 2003 c 111 s 1305. Prior: 1990 c 59 s 89; 1977 c 53 s 3; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 120 s 1; 1965 c 123 s 7; 1965 c 9 s 29.21.010; prior: 1951 c 257 s 7; 1949 c 161 s 3; Rem. Supp. 1949 s 5179-1. Formerly RCW 29.21.010.]
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