Okanogan County Prosecuting Attorney Albert Lin, who is running for re-election, issued a statement in full support of the legal challenges to SB 5974, which allows an unelected body to remove duly elected sheriffs.
He called the bill “inherently unconstitutional.”
The bill, signed by Gov. Bob Ferguson on April 1, sets stricter standards for candidates for sheriff and allows the Washington Criminal Justice Training Commission, whose board is appointed by the governor, to remove an…
This law is important when a sherriff assumes extra authority to determine the constitutionality of a law. It’s the courts’ responsibility. The sherrif must enforce the laws.