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Charter commissioners debate signature thresholds; amendment to raise referendum threshold to 10% falls short of required votes
Summary
The Whatcom County Charter Review Commission debated changing signature thresholds for referendums and charter amendments; a proposal to switch the referendum signature reference to the last county executive election and to raise the required percentage from 8% to 10% received a roll-call vote of 9 yes, 4 no, 1 excused and 1 abstention and did not meet the commission’s stated 10-of-15 requirement.
The Whatcom County Charter Review Commission debated multiple proposed changes to signature requirements for referendums, initiatives and charter amendments, including whether to base signature thresholds on the last county executive election instead of the gubernatorial election and whether to adjust percentage thresholds.
A motion to change the referendum signature reference to the last county executive election and to increase the threshold from 8% to 10% was put to a roll-call vote. Commissioners recorded votes included Andrew Redding (yes), Jessica Ringstra (yes), Rod Stump (no), Andrew Wright (yes), David Hollis (yes) and Liz Darrow (yes). The tally reported in the transcript was 9 yes, 4 no, 1 excused, and 1 abstention. Commissioners…
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