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Council committee recommends sending democracy voucher measure to August ballot
Summary
Council Bill 120,957, which would place a democracy voucher measure before voters, received a unanimous committee recommendation and is listed on the full council agenda for the upcoming meeting to be transmitted to the county for ballot placement.
A measure to send a democracy voucher proposal to the August ballot received unanimous recommendation from its committee, Seattle leaders said on April 21.
Council President Nelson told colleagues that Council Bill 120,957 received a unanimous recommendation from committee and that the council’s action would authorize placing the question on the August ballot as a voter-approved property-tax measure. Nelson noted the bill is co-sponsored by Councilmember Kettle.
The action reported at the briefing is a committee recommendation; full council consideration is on the agenda for the next meeting and would be the step that transmits the measure to King County for ballot preparation.
Why it matters: if the council approves the measure for the ballot and voters approve it, the city would amend its approach to publicly financed election campaigns per the measure’s terms.
What’s next: the bill is scheduled for full council consideration at the next council meeting; if adopted by the council the measure would be sent to King County for placement on the August ballot.
