Legal Opinion
Reid v. Dalton
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided November 9, 2004No. 22026-5-IIIPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Sweeney, A.C.J.
— This is a challenge to an election result by way of a purported declaratory judgment action challenging the constitutionality of Washington’s former blanket primary system. We agree with the trial judge that the losing candidate, Stephen K. Eugster, lacked standing to raise the challenge and that his action was not timely even if he had standing. And we affirm the dismissal of the action as frivolous and award fees on appeal.
FACTS
¶2 In 2002, incumbent Spokane County Commissioner Phil Harris was reelected to the office of commissioner for District 3. In the primary election,…
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