Washington Administrative Code
Title 434 - Secretary of State
Chapter 434-369 - Maps and census correspondence listings
Section 434-369-010 - Definitions

(1) "Census mapping project" includes all functions performed by the secretary of state and each county auditor in the preparation, maintenance, distribution, and filing of precinct maps, detail maps, and census correspondence listings pursuant to RCW 29A.76.040.

(2) "Secretary of state" includes the secretary of state, assistant secretary of state, deputy secretary of state, or any other person authorized by the secretary of state to act in his or her behalf in the census mapping project.

(3) "County auditor" includes each county auditor, county elections official, or any other person authorized by the county auditor to act in his or her behalf in the census mapping project.

(4) "Census maps" refers to the maps provided by the U.S. Census Bureau which indicate census unit boundaries and numeric identification of such census units.

(5) "Census units" refers to the census geographic area designations for which the population count will be reported including census tracts, block groups, blocks, enumeration districts, and county census divisions.

(6) "Precinct maps" refers to the maps prepared by each county auditor pursuant to RCW 29A.76.040 which indicate the boundaries and numeric identification of each precinct in that county.

(7) "Precinct lists" refers to the lists prepared by each county auditor pursuant to RCW 29A.16.050(3) which indicate the names and consecutively assigned numbers of each precinct in that county.

(8) "Base maps" refers to the maps of each county which are provided by the secretary of state on which final detail maps will be prepared.

(9) "Census overlay maps" refers to the overlay maps prepared by the secretary of state which indicate census unit boundaries and numeric identification for the area covered by each base map.

(10) "Precinct overlay maps" refers to the overlay maps prepared by each county auditor which indicate precinct boundaries and numeric identification for the area covered by each base map.

(11) "Detail map" refers to the sets of maps produced by the combination of the base maps with the corresponding census and precinct overlay maps for each county.

(12) "Census correspondence listings" refers to the lists prepared by each county auditor pursuant to RCW 29A.76.040 which indicate the census units or portions of census units contained in each precinct in that county.