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'''Seattle Approves''' is a 501(c)(4) organization founded in 2020 to bring [[approval voting]] to the city of Seattle. . The group was supports "Initiative 134" (also known as "Prop 1A"). As of 2022, it is the most active approval-voting activism group in [[Washington state]]. By 2022, the organization had received $208,000 of its $462,000 operating budget from [[Center for Election Science]].<ref>https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2022/07/07/seattles-approval-voting-initiative-explained</ref>

'''Seattle Approves''' is a 501(c)(4) organization founded in 2020 to bring [[approval voting]] to the city of Seattle. . The group was supports "Initiative 134" (also known as "Prop 1a"). As of 2022, it is the most active approval-voting activism group in [[Washington state]]. By 2022, the organization had received $208,000 of its $462,000 operating budget from [[Center for Election Science]].<ref>https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2022/07/07/seattles-approval-voting-initiative-explained</ref>

== Initiative 134 ==

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As proposed in Initiative 134, there would be an open primary with candidates from all parties and independent candidates on a single ballot. Votes could choose however many candidates they choose approve of. The top two candidates receiving the most votes would advance to the general election.

== Prop 1A ==

== Prop 1a ==

Before Initiative 134 was put on the ballot to be approved by voters, the Seattle City Council added another option for voters to consider.

* Prop 1A — Implement Initiative 134 (approval voting) as described above.

*Prop 1a — Implement Initiative 134 (approval voting) as described above.

* Prop 1B — this proposition calls for the same offices (mayor, city attorney, council members) to be selected by [[ranked-choice voting]] in the primary election, advancing the top two candidates in the ranked-choice election to the general election.

*Prop 1b — this proposition calls for the same offices (mayor, city attorney, council members) to be selected by [[ranked-choice voting]] in the primary election, advancing the top two candidates in the ranked-choice election to the general election.

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==Links==

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*'''Website''': https://seattleapproves.org

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== Links ==

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**https://www.facebook.com/seattleapproves

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* '''Website''': https://seattleapproves.org