Initiative Measure No. 1366
Initiative Measure No. 1366 concerns state taxes and fees. This measure would decrease the sales tax rate unless the legislature refers to voters a constitutional amendment requiring two-thirds legislative approval or voter approval to raise taxes, and legislative approval for fee increases. Should this measure be enacted into law?
YES
Initiative Measure No. 1401
Initiative Measure No. 1401 concerns trafficking of animal species threatened with extinction. This measure would make selling, purchasing, trading, or distributing certain animal species threatened with extinction, and products containing such species, a gross misdemeanor or class-C felony, with exemptions for certain types of transfers. Should this measure be enacted into law?
No
Advisory Vote No. 10
Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1449
The legislature imposed, without a vote of the people, oil spill response and administration taxes to apply to crude oil or petroleum products transported by railroad, costing $17,000,000.00, for government spending.
This tax increase should be: Maintained
Advisory Vote No. 11
Second Substitute Senate Bill 5052
This legislature imposed, without a vote of the people, the marijuana excise tax on medical marijuana sales, costing an amount that cannot currently be estimated, for government spending.
This tax increase should be: Maintained
Advisory Vote No. 12
Second Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5987
The legislative imposed, without a vote of the people, additional taxes on motor vehicle and special fuels costing an estimated $ 3,707,000,000 in the first ten years, for government spending.
This tax increase should be: Repealed
Advisory Vote No. 13
Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6138
The legislature increased business and occupation tax revenues and excluded certain software manufacturers from a retail sales tax exception, without a vote of the people, costing $1,449,000,000 for government spending.
This tax increase should be: Repealed
King County Charter Amendment No. 1
Law Enforcement Oversight
Shall the King County Charter be amended to establish a charter-based civilian office of law enforcement oversight, to provide the office with appropriate authority to carry out its duties, to establish a charter-based citizen advisory committee on law enforcement oversight and to make the county executive, in consultation with the county sheriff, the county’s bargaining agent concerning oversight of law enforcement, all as provided in Ordinance 18087:
Yes
King County Proposition No. 1
Regular Property Tax Levy for Children, Youth, Families and Communities
The King County Council passed Ordinance No. 18088 concerning funding to improve well-being of children, youth, families and communities. If approved, this proposition would provide funding for prevention and early intervention to achieve positive outcomes related to: healthy pregnancy; parental and newborn support; healthy child and youth development; the health and well-being of communities; and crisis prevention and early intervention for children and youth, including for domestic violence and homelessness. The measure would authorize an additional regular property tax of $0.14 per $1,000 of assessed valuation for collection beginning in 2016 and authorize maximum annual increases of 3% in the succeeding 5 years.
Should this proposition be: Approved
King County Assessor Lloyd Hara
King County Director of Elections Zack Hudgins
King County Council District No. 2 Larry Gossett
King County Council District No. 5 Jeanne Kohl-Welles
King County Council District No. 8 Joe McDermott
Court of Appeals, Division No. 1 District No. 1 Judge Position No. 3 Unopposed Position
Port of Seattle Commissioner Position No. 2 NO ENDORSEMENT
Port of Seattle Commissioner Position No. 5 Fred Felleman
City of Seattle Council District No. 1 No Endorsement
City of Seattle Council District No. 2 Bruce Harrell
City of Seattle Council District No. 3 Pamela Banks
City of Seattle Council District No. 4 No Endorsement
City of Seattle Council District No. 5 No Endorsement
City of Seattle Council District No. 6 Mike O’Brien
City of Seattle Council District No. 7 Sally Bagshaw
City of Seattle Council Position No. 8 Tim Burgess
City of Seattle Council Position No. 9 Bill Bradford
City of Seattle Initiative Measure No. 122
The City of Seattle Initiative Measure Number 122 concerns public participation in government, including publicly participation in government, including publicly-financed election campaigns, and lobbying. If enacted, the measure would limit election campaign contributions from entities receiving City contracts totaling $250,000 or more, or from, persons spending $55,000 or more lobbying; require 24-hour reporting of electronic contributions; require paid signature gatherer identification; limit lobbying by former City officials; create a voluntary program for public campaign financing through $100 vouchers issued to registered voters funded by ten years of additional property taxes, with $3,000,000 (approximately $0.0194/$1000 assessed value) collected in 2016.
Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes
City of Seattle Proposition No. 1
The City of Seattle’s Proposition 1 concerns replacement funding for citywide transportation maintenance and improvements. If approved, this proposition would replace an expiring levy and would fund bridge seismic upgrades, transit corridor and light rail access projects, pedestrian and bicycle safety project, synchronized traffic signals, street maintenance and repair, freight projects, and neighborhood street projects. It authorizes regular property tax collections, above RCW 84.55 limits, of $95,000,000 in 3016 and $930,000,000 over nine years. The 2016 total regular tax limit would remain #$3.06/$1,000 of assessed value, including approximately $0.62/$1,000 of assessed value in additional taxes.
Should this levy be approved? No
Seattle School Board Director District No. 1 Michael Christophersen
Seattle School Board Director District No. 2 Rick Burke
Seattle School Board Director District No. 3 Jill Geary
Seattle School Board Director District No. 6 Marty McLaren
City of Renton Council Position No. 3 Marcie Palmer
City of Renton Council Position No. 4 Monique Taylor-Swan
City of Renton Council Position No. 5 Ed Prince
City of Tukwila Mayor De’Sean Quinn
City of Kent Council Position No. 3 Write-in Gwen Allen
City of Kent Council Position No. 6 unexpired 2-year term Brenda Fincher
Skyway Water and Sewer District Commissioner Pos. No. 3 Joyce Clark
