The Snohomish County Council is the

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Snohomish County, Washington Snohomish County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. With a population of 827,957 as of the 2020 census, it is the third-most populous county in Washington, after nearby King and Pierce counties, and the 75th-most populous ...

. The

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was created in 1979 and consists of five members serving four-year terms.

Members

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History

The county council was created on November 6, 1979 by Snohomish County voters as part of a

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charter, which replaced the traditional three-member

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with a five-member council and

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. The first two new councilmembers was elected on March 11, 1980, joining the three existing commissioners who would continue to serve until 1983, when all seats were up for re-election. In 2016, the county's Charter Review Commission explored expanding the council to seven members after the next redistricting. The expansion, along with requirements to hold some meetings outside of Everett and include evening meetings for public hearings, were rejected by the commission. The meetings proposal was placed on the November 2016, where it was approved by voters and came into effect the following year, requiring the county council to host at least one evening meeting in each district per year.

Structure

The council consists of five members representing five geographic districts of equal population. Each member serves a four-year term during a regular election held during November on odd-numbered years. No member can serve more than three total terms. Candidates for a council seat must be 21 years old at the time of the election, have lived in Snohomish County for 3 years prior to filing, and be a registered voter in their district.

Districts

* District 1: Arlington, Darrington, Granite Falls, Marysville, Stanwood * District 2: Everett,

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* District 3:

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* District 5:

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, Monroe, Snohomish,

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Districts are redrawn every ten years by an independent Districting Committee using United States Census data.

References

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