City of Seattle Initiative Measure No. 124
Initiative 124 concerns health, safety, and labor standards for Seattle hotel employees.
If passed, this initiative would require certain sized hotel-employers to further protect employees against assault, sexual harassment, and injury by retaining lists of accused guests among other measures; improve access to healthcare; limit workloads; and provide limited job security for employees upon hotel ownership transfer. Requirements except assault protections are waivable through collective bargaining. The City may investigate violations. Persons claiming injury are protected from retaliation and may sue hotel-employers. Penalties go to City enforcement, affected employees, and the complainant.
Should this measure be enacted into law?
No
City of Tukwila Proposition No. 1
Public Safety Bonds
The Tukwila City Council passed Ordinance No. 2509 concerning financing its Public Safety Plan. If approved, this proposition would replace three fire stations, fund life/safety equipment for the Tukwila Fire Department, construct a police/court justice center and establish a financial oversight committee by authorizing issuance of general obligation bonds not to exceed $77,385,000 (maturing within 20 years), and would authorize the annual levy of excess property taxes to pay the bonds, all as provided in Ordinance No. 2509. Should this proposition be approved?
Yes
King County Charter Amendment No. 1
Nonpartisan Prosecuting Attorney
Shall the King County Charter be amended to make the elected office of King County prosecuting attorney nonpartisan?
Yes
King County Charter Amendment No. 2
Gender-Neutral Language
Shall the King County Charter be amended to make its language gender-neutral?
No
Highline School District No. 401, Proposition No. 1
Bonds to Construct New Schools and Replace and Renovate Deteriorating Schools
The Board of Directors of Highline School District No. 401 adopted Resolution No. 15-16, concerning a proposition to relieve overcrowding and replace deteriorating, outdated schools. This proposition would authorize the District to: rebuild Highline High School, construct a new middle school, construct a new elementary school to replace Des Moines Elementary, develop designs for future rebuild of Evergreen, Tyee and Pacific Schools, renovate Olympic School, and make District-wide health, safety and security improvements; issue no more than $299,850,000 of general obligation bonds maturing within 21 years; and levy annual excess property taxes to repay the bonds, all as provided in Resolution No. 15-16. Should this proposition be:
Approved
Kent School District No. 415, Proposition No. 1
Capital Improvement and School Construction General Obligation Bonds – $252,000,000
The Board of Directors of Kent School District No. 415 adopted Resolution No. 1490 concerning a proposition to finance capital improvements to its facilities. This proposition would authorize the District to construct two new elementary schools and 20 new classrooms, make capital improvements to roofs at numerous schools, improve multipurpose rooms and fields, tracks and courts at numerous schools and; to issue $252,000,000 of general obligation bonds maturing with a maximum term of 20 years and to levy annual excess property tax levies to pay and retire such bonds, all as provided in Resolution No. 1490. Should this proposition be:
Approved
Initiative Measure No. 1433
This measure would increase the state minimum wage to $11.00 in 2017, $11.50 in 2018, $12.00 in 2019, and $13.50 in 2020, require employers to provide paid sick leave, and adopt related laws.
Should this measure be enacted into law?
No
Initiative Measure No. 1464
This measure would create a campaign-finance system; allow residents to direct state funds to candidates; repeal the non-resident sales-tax exemption; restrict lobbying employment by certain former public employees; and add enforcement requirements.
Should this measure be enacted into law?
No
Initiative Measure No. 1491
This measure would allow police, family, or household members to obtain court orders temporarily preventing firearms access by persons exhibiting mental illness, violent or other behavior indicating they may harm themselves or others.
Should this measure be enacted into law?
Yes
Initiative Measure No. 1501
This measure would increase the penalties for criminal identity theft and civil consumer fraud targeted at seniors or vulnerable individuals; and exempt certain information of vulnerable individuals and in-home caregivers from public disclosure.
Should this measure be enacted into law?
Yes
Initiative Measure No. 732
This measure would impose a carbon emission tax on certain fossil fuels and fossil-fuel-generated electricity, reduce the sales tax by one percentage point and increase a low-income exemption, and reduce certain manufacturing taxes.
Should this measure be enacted into law?
No
Initiative Measure No. 735
This measure would urge the Washington state congressional delegation to propose a federal constitutional amendment that constitutional rights belong only to individuals, not corporations, and constitutionally-protected free speech excludes the spending of money.
Should this measure be enacted into law?
Yes
Advisory Vote No. 14
The legislature extended, without a vote of the people, the insurance premium tax to some insurance for stand-alone family dental plans, costing an indeterminate amount in the first ten years, for government spending.
This tax increase should be:
Repealed
Advisory Vote No. 15
The legislature imposed, without a vote of the people, certain limitations on the retail sales and use tax exemptions for clean alternative-fuel vehicles, costing $2,000,000 in the first ten years, for government spending.
This tax increase should be:
Repealed
Senate Joint Resolution No. 8210
The legislature has proposed a constitutional amendment on the deadline for completing state legislative and congressional redistricting.
This amendment would require the state redistricting commission to complete redistricting for state legislative and congressional districts by November 15 of each year ending in a one, 46 days earlier than currently required.
Should this constitutional amendment be:
Approved
Sound Transit (A Regional Transit Authority)
Proposition No. 1
Light-Rail, Commuter-Rail, and Bus Service Expansion
The Sound Transit Board passed Resolution No. R2016-17 concerning expansion of mass transit in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. This measure would expand light-rail, commuter-rail, and bus rapid transit service to connect population and growth centers, and authorize Sound Transit to levy or impose: an additional 0.5% sales and use tax; a property tax of $0.25 or less per $1,000 of assessed valuation; and additional 0.8% motor-vehicle excise tax; and use existing taxes to fund the local share of the $53.8 billion estimated cost (including inflation), with continuing independent audits, as described in the Mass Transit Guide and Resolution No. R2016-17. Should this measure be:
Rejected
Federal Races
US President & Vice President
Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine
U.S. Senator
Patty Murray
U.S. Rep., Dist. 1
Suzan DelBene
U.S. Rep., Dist. 7
Brady Piñero Walkinshaw
U.S. Rep., Dist. 8
NO ENDORSEMENT
U.S. Rep., Dist. 9
Adam Smith
State Races
Washington State Governor
Jay Inslee
Washington State Lt. Governor
Cyrus Habib
Washington State Secretary of State
Tina Podlodowski
Washington State State Treasurer
NO ENDORSEMENT
Washington State State Auditor
Pat (Patrice) McCarthy
Washington State Attorney General
Bob Ferguson
Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands
Hilary Franz
Washington State Supt. of Public Instruction
Erin Jones
Washington State Insurance Commissioner
Mike Kreidler
Legislative District 5
State Senator
NO ENDORSEMENT
St. Rep., Pos. 1
NO ENDORSEMENT
St. Rep., Pos. 2
Darcy Burner
Legislative District 11
State Senator
Bob Hasegawa
St. Rep., Pos. 1
Zack Hudgins
Legislative District 30
St. Rep., Pos. 1
NO ENSORSEMENT
St. Representative, Pos. 2
Kristine Reeves
Legislative District 33
St. Rep. Pos. 1
Tina L. Orwall
St. Rep., Pos. 2
NO ENDORSEMENT
Legislative District 34
St. Rep., Pos. 1
Eileen L. Cody
St. Rep., Position 2
NO ENDORSEMENT
Legislative District 37
St. Rep., Pos. 1
NO ENDORSEMENT
St., Rep., Position 2
NO ENDORSEMENT
Legislative District 41
State Senator
Steve Litzow
Rep., Pos. 1
Tana Senn
St. Rep., Pos. 2
Judy Clibborn
Legislative District 43
St. Rep., Pos. 1
NO ENDORSMENT
State Supreme Court
Position 1
Mary Yu
Position 5
Barbara Madsen
Position 6
NO ENDORSEMENT
King County Superior Court
Position 14
Nicole Gaines Phelps
Position 26
NO ENDORSEMENT
Position 31
NO ENDORSEMENT
Position 44
Cathy Moore
Position 52
NO ENDORSEMENT
Position 53
Mariane Spearman
