Within forty-five days after the statewide general election in even-numbered years, the county chair of each major political party shall call separate meetings of all elected precinct committee officers in each legislative district for the purpose of electing a legislative district chair in such district. The district chair shall hold office until the next legislative district reorganizational meeting two years later, or until a successor is elected.

The legislative district chair may be removed only by the majority vote of the elected precinct committee officers in the chair's district.

Reviser's note: As to the constitutionality of this section, see Pilloud v. King Cty. Republican Cent. Comm., 189 Wn.2d 599, 404 P.3d 500 (2017).