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.
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Compassion 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 readingKing County judge strikes down Compassion Seattle initiative, removing it from November ballot
This afternoon, King County District Court Judge Catherine Shaffer issued a ruling from the bench declaring the proposed “Compassion Seattle” charter amendment, also known as CA29, to be outside the scope of the local initiative/charter amendment process and ordered it removed from the November ballot. UPDATE 8-31-21: Here is Judge Shaffer’s written ruling.
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.
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