A newly-proposed bill in the state Legislature would seek to move most of Washington’s statewide and local elections to even years.
Group seeking to change how Seattle voting works builds large early war chest
The measure is being sponsored by Democratic state Rep. Mia Gregerson, and would apply to a vast majority of state, county, city, town, and district general elections, with a few exceptions. Those exceptions include votes on levies and tax increases, special elections to fill unexpired terms for departing members of Congress, and recalls.
Rep. Gregerson — who describes her proposal as a “common sense” shift — cites low voter turnout in odd-year elections as the
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