With this afternoon’s drop of updated election results from King County Elections, the results of all four Seattle city-wide races are definitive: the winners are Bruce Harrell, Ann Davison, Teresa Mosqueda and Sara Nelson.
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End of week City of Seattle election recap
Here’s where the four Seattle City Hall election races (Mayor, City Attorney, and two City Council positions) stand as King County Elections resumes counting ballots tomorrow morning.
Continue readingSawant recall petition certified, election set for December 7
This afternoon King County Elections announced that it has officially certified that the campaign to recall Seattle District 3 Councilmember Sawant has submitted a sufficient number of petition signatures to qualify for an election. It further announced that the election will be held on December 7th. As with all other Washington elections, it will be conducted by mail-in ballot. Ballots will be mailed out to District 3 voters on November 17th. I hope you found this article valuable. If you did, please take a moment to make a contribution to support my ongoing work. Thanks!
Continue readingAppeals court denies motion to revive Compassion Seattle charter amendment
In a terse ruling today, the state Court of Appeals has denied Compassion Seattle’s motion for a stay on a lower court’s ruling removing the CA29 charter amendment from the November ballot.
Continue readingCompassion Seattle changes mind, appeals ruling after all
Last Friday, after King County Superior Court Judge Catherine Shaffer removed the “Compassion Seattle” charter amendment from the November ballot, the campaign announced that it would not appeal the ruling given the short amount of time until King County Elections needs to print ballots. But this morning in a surprising reversal, the campaign went ahead and filed a motion for an emergency stay of Judge Shaffer’s ruling in anticipation of a full appeal to follow.
Continue readingNew census numbers provide clarity on City Council redistricting
Back in March SCC Insight published a preview of what the City Council redistricting process will entail, including some predictions of where district boundaries might change based upon 2019 population estimates. But earlier this month the official 2020 census numbers were published, bringing more certainty to where we can expect changes.
Continue readingCompassion Seattle charter amendment draws another legal challenge
After a failed attempt to challenge the ballot title of the Compassion Seattle proposed charter amendment, local advocacy groups have filed a new legal challenge asking a judge to keep it off the ballot entirely.
Continue readingThe two documents you should be reading this week
Two “long read” documents came through my inbox in the past week that, upon reflection, are likely to set the tone for a good chunk of the political debate over the next few months as we head into the primary and general elections here in Seattle.
Continue readingCompassion Seattle charter amendment gets tweak to ballot title, clearance to gather signatures
This morning King County Superior Court Judge Brian McDonald ruled on a challenge to the proposed ballot title of Compassion Seattle’s charter amendment, making only a minor edit. The campaign is now clear to begin gathering signatures.
Continue readingEthics commission votes to approve Sawant settlement agreement
This afternoon, the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission voted to approve the negotiated settlement agreement with Councilmember Sawant over charges that she illegally used city resources for a non-city purpose and to support a ballot proposition last year.
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