Title Info: Governors Daily Record, 2003, Volume 19

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The Governor's Daily Record, Volume 19, provides a daily record of executive actions from November 1, 2003 to December 25, 2003. This volume contains 129 individual executive actions across 46 pages, documenting the administrative activities of Governor Gary Locke (1997–2005).

The records include appointments to state boards, commissions, and committees; interstate extradition through requisition honors and issuances; conditional pardons; and various administrative actions. The volume documents a November 2003 proclamation convening the Legislature in a Third Special Session to enact legislation canceling the 2004 presidential primary; the execution of a Cigarette Tax Compact with the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe; and certification of the November 2003 general election including Initiative 841 repealing ergonomics regulations and House Joint Resolution 4206 concerning the filling of vacancies in legislative and partisan county elective offices.
Related Records: For more information, or to learn about related records, contact the Washington State Archives at (360) 586-1492, or email research@sos.wa.gov.
Access Restriction Notes: These records are open for research.
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Notes How to Search

Select "Browse this Series" to view all executive actions organized chronologically by date. Use the name selection list to find records by specific governors or acting governors. Use the keyword search box to find matching terms in the "Summary of Action" field, including any names mentioned in the records. For example, to find actions related to someone named "James," enter "James" in the keyword search box. To find specific types of executive actions, use action terms exactly as they appear in the summaries. The most common action terms include "honors", "appoints", "issues", "grants", and "proclaims". Use the search by date option to find records from a particular date within the volume.

Action Terms Reference

This reference guide contains all 8 action terms used in the Summary of Action field for Volume 19 of the Governor’s Daily Record series. Use these exact terms when conducting keyword searches to find specific types of executive actions.

Most Commonly Used Terms

honors
Honoring requisitions from other state governors for the return of fugitives from justice (interstate extradition).
Example: "Governor honors the requisition of the Governor of California for the return of Elroy Eugene Howard, who stands charged in Orange County with the crime of grand theft with priors."

appoints
Appointments to state boards, commissions, committees, and judicial positions.
Example: "Governor appoints Michael P. Price as a judge of the Spokane County Superior Court."

issues
Issuing proclamations for special legislative sessions and requisitions on other state governors for the return of fugitives to Washington State (interstate extradition).
Example: "Governor issues a proclamation convening the Washington State Legislature in a Third Special Session at noon on Friday, December 5, 2003, for a period of not more than one week, for the purpose of enacting legislation to cancel the non-binding 2004 presidential primary."

grants
Granting conditional pardons subject to the condition that the individual not commit any further crimes.
Example: "Governor grants a conditional pardon to Richard Thomas Newman, subject to the condition that he not commit any further crimes."

proclaims
Issuing proclamations certifying the results of initiative measures and constitutional amendments approved by voters at the state general election.
Example: "Governor proclaims that Initiative to the People 841, concerning the repeal and future limitation of ergonomics regulations, was approved by the voters of the State of Washington at the state general election held November 4, 2003."

Less Commonly Used Terms

executes
Executing tribal-state agreements including cigarette tax compacts resolving jurisdictional disputes over the taxation of cigarette sales in Indian Country.

notifies
Providing official notifications of temporary gubernatorial absences from Washington State and designation of acting authority.

receives
Receiving correspondence from the Secretary of State certifying canvassed election returns for initiatives, constitutional amendments, and legislative races.



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  • Use exact spelling: Search terms must match exactly as shown above
  • Combine terms: Use multiple terms to narrow or broaden your search
  • Consider context: Many records include specific board, commission, or committee names; requisitions include county names and crime types


Locating Specific Actions on Digitized Pages

When viewing digitized images, users may encounter multiple executive actions recorded on a single page. Although each action is cataloged as a separate record in the database, the digitized image displays the complete page. To locate a specific action within the page image, refer to the unique reference number assigned to each record. The reference number indicates the page and sequence of the action. For example, the reference number "AR2-9-0-3-v19-p023-01" identifies the first action recorded on page 23 of Volume 19, while "AR2-9-0-3-v19-p023-02" indicates the second action on that same page. Users can use these reference numbers to quickly navigate to the correct action within the page image.

Digitization and indexing completed by Maggie Cogswell at the Washington State Archives.
Agency History: The Office of the Governor of Washington State was established on March 17, 1853 when Isaac I. Stevens was appointed territorial governor. During the territorial period, governors were appointed by the President and reported to the U.S. Department of State and later the Department of Interior. Following Washington's admission to the Union on November 11, 1889, the governor became an elected position chosen by qualified electors for a four-year term. Elisha P. Ferry became the first state governor on November 18, 1889. The Washington State Constitution establishes the governor as the state's chief executive officer, vested with supreme executive authority and charged with faithful execution of state laws.
Preferred Citation: Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], Governors Daily Record, 2003, Volume 19, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov, [date accessed].
Record Count: 129