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Restore Voter Choice with King County Initiative 26!

Initiative 26, which was approved by voters in August, is now Charter Amendment #8 on your November ballot

 

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Local government should be about service, elections should be about choice. Charter Amendment 8 restores both.

King County Charter Amendment 8 would make the offices of King County Executive, King County Assessor, and King County Council Non-partisan. While the parties continue to battle our State’s “top two” primary in court, Charter Amendment 8 would protect King County voters from ever going back to the dreaded “pick-a-party” primary for local elections.

Charter Amendment #8 allows for greater competition in elections and while making county government accountable to the people, not political parties.

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Charter Amendment #8 Sponsor Joe Fain, debates nonpartisan elections at the League of Women Voters forum.
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Citizens for Independent Government Chair Joe Fain and Seattle City Councilmember Sally Clark discuss Initiative 26 on King 5 Up Front.

Join our growing list of Endorsers:

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  • Honorary Campaign Co-chair, Governor Booth Gardner
  • Honorary Campaign Co-chair, Governor Dan Evans
  • Former Seattle Mayor Wes Uhlman
  • King County Councilmember Pete von Reichbauer
  • Auburn Mayor Pete Lewis
  • Algona Mayor David Hill
  • Pacific Mayor Rich Hildreth
  • Federal Way Mayor Jack Dovey
  • Renton Council President Marcie Palmer
  • Auburn Mayor Pro-tem Sue Singer
  • Woodinville Councilmember Don Brocha
  • Federal Way Councilmember Jeanne Burbidge
  • Lake Forest Park Councilmember Alan Kiest
  • Bothell City Councilmember Joshua Freed
  • Maple Valley Councilmember David Pilgrim
  • Federal Way Councilmember Mike Park
  • Redmond City Councilmember Nancy McCormick
  • Federal Way Councilmember Dini Duclos
  • Redmond City Councilmember Richard Cole
  • Mercer Island City Councilmember Michael Grady
  • Auburn City Councilmember Bill Peloza
  • Valley Medical Center Commissioner Anthony Hemstad
  • Normandy Park City Councilmember Clarke Brant
  • Federal Way City Councilmember Linda Kochmar
  • Snoqualmie Mayor Matt Larson
  • State Representative Skip Priest
  • Milton City Mayor Katrina Asay
  • Redmond Mayor John Marchione
  • Newcastle Councilmember Sonny Putter
  • Fmr. King County Prosecuting Attorney Chris Bayley
  • Renton Mayor Dennis Law
  • Auburn City Councilmember Rich Wagner
  • Snoqualmie City Councilmember Bob Jeans
  • Lake Forest Park City Councilmember Ed Sterner
  • Auburn Councilmember Virginia Haugen
  • Seattle Chamber of Commerce, Don Persson
  • Renton City Council, Don & Vicky Persson
  • Tukwila Mayor Jim Haggerton
  • North Bend Councilmember David Cook
  • Des Moines Councilmember Ed Pina
  • Kenmore Mayor David Baker
  • Enumclaw Councilmember Jim Hogan
  • Carnation Councilmember Stuart Lisk
  • Redmond City Councilmember Dayle "Hank" Margeson
  • Newcastle City Councilmember Lisa Jensen


...and countless citizen supporters from across King County!