(1) With regard to functions relating to census, apportionment, and the establishment of legislative and congressional districts, the secretary of state shall: (a) Coordinate and monitor precinct mapping functions of the county auditors and county engineers; (b) Maintain official state base maps and correspondence lists and maintain an index of all such maps and lists; (c) Furnish to the United States bureau of the census as needed for the decennial census of population, current, accurate, and easily readable versions of maps of all counties, cities, towns, and other areas of this state, which indicate current precinct boundaries together with copies of the census correspondence lists. (2) The secretary of state shall serve as the state liaison with the United States bureau of census on matters relating to the preparation of maps and the tabulation of population for apportionment purposes. [ 2003 c 111 s 1904; 1989 c 278 s 2; 1977 ex.s. c 128 s 4; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 129 s 2. Formerly RCW 29.04.140.]
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