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BELLEVUE FIRE FIGHTERS v. BELLEVUE

No. 49257-3.

100 Wn.2d 748 (1984)

675 P.2d 592

BELLEVUE FIRE FIGHTERS LOCAL 1604, ET AL, Appellants, v. THE CITY OF BELLEVUE, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

January 12, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Durning, Webster & Lonnquist, James H. Webster, Judith A. Lonnquist, Lynn D. Weir, and Mark E. Brennan, for appellants.

Linda M. Youngs, City Attorney, for respondent.

Robert C. Van Siclen on behalf of Washington State Council of Fire Fighters and David Utevsky and Daniel L. Thieme on behalf of American Civil Liberties Union, amici curiae for appellants.

Robert R. Hamilton, Tacoma City Attorney, and F.H. Chapin, Jr., and Harding T. Roe, Assistants, amici curiae for respondent.

BRACHTENBACH, J.

This case is a challenge to section 3.90.050(B) of the Bellevue City Code (BCC), which provides with respect to nonpartisan elections for positions on the Bellevue City Council:

No city employee shall take an active part in the political management or political campaign of a candidate for a position on the Bellevue city council.

Pursuant to BCC 3.90.060, violation of BCC 3.90.050(B) is punishable by civil and criminal sanctions....

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