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BELAS v. KIGA

No. 66417-0.

959 P.2d 1037 (1998)

135 Wash.2d 913

Carol BELAS, Kitsap County Assessor; Scott Noble, King County Assessor; Paul G. Dossett, San Juan County Assessor; John M. Sweetman, Ferry County Assessor; Jack Westerman, III, Jefferson County Assessor; Ray Ryan, Cowlitz County Assessor; Bill Brooks, Lewis County Assessor; Blanche G. Estep, Stevens County Assessor; Mark Leander, Skagit County Assessor; and Darryl Cleveland, Mason County Assessor, Petitioners, v. Frederick C. KIGA, Director, Washington Department of Revenue, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided July 30, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cassandra Noble, Deputy Kitsap County Prosecutor, Port Orchard, Norm Maleng, King County Prosecutor, Margaret A. Pahl, Deputy King County Prosecutor, Seattle, Randall Gaylord, San Juan County Prosecutor, Friday Harbor, John G. Wetle, Stevens County Prosecutor, Colville, K. Garl Long, Skagit County Prosecutor, John Moffat, Deputy Skagit County Prosecutor, Mount Vernon, Allen Nielsen, Ferry County Prosecutor, Republic, David Skeen, Jefferson County Prosecutor, Paul McIlrath, Deputy Jefferson County Prosecutor, Port Townsend, Jim Stonier, Cowlitz County Prosecutor, Ronald Marshall, Deputy Cowlitz County Prosecutor, Kelso, Jeremy Randolph, Lewis County Prosecutor, Jeffrey G. Fancher, Deputy Lewis County Prosecutor, Chehalis, Gary P. Burleson, Mason County Prosecutor, Shelton, for Petitioners.

Frederick C. Kiga, Christine Gregoire, Attorney General, Edward B. Mackie, Olympia, for Respondent.

Garvey, Schubert & Barer, William Severson, Seattle, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Association of County Officials.

GUY, Justice.

This is an original action brought by 10 elected county assessors challenging the constitutionality of a portion of a 1997 referendum which changed the method of assessing real property for the purpose of levying property taxes. The county assessors argue the new scheme violates the uniformity requirement of the Washington Constitution and unfairly shifts the tax burden from owners of rapidly appreciating property...

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