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#Using top-two approval voting for primary election, with general election for the offices in question ("Yes on Prop 1a")
#Using top-four ranked-choice voting for the primary election ("Yes on Prop 1b")
The ballot is phrased such that voters need to answer two questions. The first question is whether to change the current choose-one top-two primary. The second question is whether to choose "Prop 1a" or "Prop 1b" as the new election method.
Because of the horrible state of journalism, very few people in Seattle truly understands their choices. The local stoner rag endorsed the status quo.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Board |first=Stranger Election Control |title=The Stranger's Endorsements for the November 8, 2022, General Election |url=https://www.thestranger.com/elections-2022/2022/10/20/78629342/the-strangers-endorsements-for-the-november-8-2022-general-election |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=The Stranger |language=en}}</ref>▼
== Initiative 134==
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The system described in Prop 1a is the [[2021 St. Louis mayoral election|same system used in the city of St. Louis in 2021 to elect its mayor]].
The full text of Prop 1a is available as a PDF.<ref>Links to legal language of Prop 1a:
Original: https://kingcounty.gov/~/media/depts/elections/how-to-vote/ballots/whats-on-the-ballot/ballot-measures/202211/city-of-seattle-1A
Archive.org: https://web.archive.org/web/20221022084626/https://kingcounty.gov/~/media/depts/elections/how-to-vote/ballots/whats-on-the-ballot/ballot-measures/202211/city-of-seattle-1A</ref>
==Prop 1b==
''Proposition 1b'' (or "Prop 1b") calls for the mayor, the city attorney, and the council members from all of the districts to be selected
To quote the King County Voters' Guide:<ref name=":0" />
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[[FairVote]] lobbied the Seattle City Council to place this measure on the ballot
The full text of Prop 1b is available as a PDF.<ref>Links to legal language of Prop 1b
Original: https://kingcounty.gov/~/media/depts/elections/how-to-vote/ballots/whats-on-the-ballot/ballot-measures/202211/city-of-seattle-1B
Archive.org: https://web.archive.org/web/20221022084724/https://kingcounty.gov/~/media/depts/elections/how-to-vote/ballots/whats-on-the-ballot/ballot-measures/202211/city-of-seattle-1B</ref>
== Commentary ==
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==Links==
* Ballotpedia: https://ballotpedia.org/Seattle,_Washington,_Proposition_1A_and_1B,_Approval_Voting_Initiative_and_Ranked-Choice_Voting_Measure_(November_2022)
* King County Voter Guide: https://info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/Vote/contests/ballotmeasures.aspx?lang=en-US&cid=100557&groupname=City Archive.org: https://web.archive.org/web/20221017083842/https://info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/Vote/contests/ballotmeasures.aspx?lang=en-US&cid=100557&groupname=City
=== References ===
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[[Category:Washington state]]
[[Category:2020s in American politics]]
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