In an email to her supporters, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced this morning that she will not run for re-election in 2021.
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First night election results
The first night’s election results are in. Here’s what they say.
Continue readingA guide to Election Day results tracking (and last-minute voting)
Election Day is finally upon us. Here’s what’s going down tomorrow, and in the days to follow.
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A quick look at the campaign and PAC financial disclosures
Largely I’ve tried to stay above the fray of the City Council elections, but yesterday was an important milestone: three weeks out from Election Day, the fourteen City Council candidates and the registered PACs all were required to file a campaign finance summary (a “Form C-4” report). I scraped the numbers (well, three important ones), and here’s a glimpse of their fundraising and expenditure numbers — and perhaps more significantly, how much cash they are set to spend over the next 21 days.
Continue readingGonzalez floats campaign finance reform legislation, asks Ethics Commission for opinion
On the heels of her announcement that she is running for state Attorney General, Council member Lorena Gonzalez auditioned for the role by announcing that is working on campaign-finance reform legislation “to protect the integrity of Seattle’s democracy.” She sent a draft version of the bill to the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, which in turn held a discussion on the topic last week.
Continue readingO’Brien not seeking re-election
Today Council member Mike O’Brien announced that he will not be seeking re-election in this year’s 6th District Council election.
Continue readingEthics and Elections Commission debating debates
The Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission meets on Wednesday, and will take on a tough question: how to fix the requirement that candidates participating in the Democracy Voucher program participate in at least three public debates.
Continue readingHarrell announces he won’t run for re-election
This morning, Council President Bruce Harrell announced that he will not be running for re-election this year.
Continue readingBurgess explains why the soda tax is being rushed through
This afternoon, Council member Tim Burgess finally responded to my week’s worth of inquiries and explained why the proposed legislation creating a tax on distribution of sweetened beverages is being rushed through the legislative process despite obvious differences of opinion among Council members, the Mayor, community members, and business and labor leaders on major aspects of the legislation and indeed whether the tax should even be levied. It turns out Burgess’s explanation makes some sense, even if it may not fully justify the final sprint to the finish line.
Continue readingThoughts on the Election
I stopped grieving long enough to write a few thoughts on yesterday’s election, and what I think it means locally.
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