House Bill No. 1191: An act relating to port district commissioners

House Bill 1191, introduced in Washington State's 46th Legislature in 1979, proposed changes to how Port of Seattle commissioners are elected. The bill would put before voters a measure to elect three port commissioners from geographic commissioner districts and two additional commissioners chosen at large from the port district as a whole. It also established that in class AA counties with nine councilmanic districts, like Seattle, there would be three port commissioner districts each containing three councilmanic districts.

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Washington State House Bill 1191, introduced by Representatives Rohrbach, Barnes, and Jovanovich in the 46th Legislature, amends statutes relating to port district commissioners. The bill establishes procedures for electing port commissioners by district in class AA counties, and requires submission to voters of a proposition to elect three commissioners from commissioner districts and two additional commissioners at large in port districts with populations of 500,000 or more. A bill analysis dated January 31, 1980 notes this legislation primarily affects the Port of Seattle.

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