Seattle Prop 1a and Prop 1b: Difference between revisions
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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-two approval voting for primary election, with general election for the offices in question ("Yes on Prop 1a") |
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#Using top-four ranked-choice voting for the primary election ("Yes on Prop 1b") |
#Using top-four ranked-choice voting for the primary election ("Yes on Prop 1b") |
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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. |
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== Initiative 134== |
== Initiative 134== |
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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> |
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> |
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== Commentary == |
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| ⚫ | Some argued that few people in Seattle truly understands that there are three choices, because of the way the ballot is structured (in the form of two questions). [[The Stranger|''The Stranger'']] endorsed the status quo, preferring to leave the current choose-one top-two primary in place.<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> |
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==Links== |
==Links== |
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