Read our recap of the February 10th, 2023 public hearing on Senate Bill 5723, prime sponsored by Senator Javier Valdez at NPI’s request and cosponsored by half of the Senate Democratic caucus.
Tag: Even-Year Elections
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Senator Javier Valdez, NPI propose legislation to let WA cities switch elections to even years
Imagine being able to as much as double the turnout for important local offices — and diversify it by an even greater magnitude — with just one structural change. That’s what even-year elections for local governments can do for us.
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The people have spoken, and they want even-year elections for local government positions
The passage of King County Charter Amendment 1 is part of a nationwide success story in these midterms. There’s a growing movement in this country favoring even-year elections that had a clean sweep in 2022, with a total of thirteen even-year election measures identified by Ballotpedia all winning approval.
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The November midterm results are (mostly) in. How do they compare to our 2022 polling?
In this retrospective, NPI’s founder and executive director assesses what our 2022 electoral poll findings were able to tell us about state and county-level races on the midterms ballot.
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Moving King County elections to even years will make county topics more visible to voters
Republican Reagan Dunn asks rhetorically if people will pay attention to county races if they’re in even years. The answer is yes, they will… because county governance and county-level topics will be part of the mix in years when people are more attuned to politics and when the media’s political coverage is more robust.
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King County Council sends even-year elections charter amendment to voters!
It’s official: Voters across Martin Luther King Jr. County will get the opportunity in the fall of 2022 to decide whether the county ought to align elections for all of its offices in even-numbered years instead of electing many key positions in odd years.
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King County Council votes 7–2 to advance even-year elections charter amendment
Seven councilmembers voted to send Ordinance 2022–0180 out of committee with a “do pass” recommendation, teeing up a final vote in the Council on June 28th, while two councilmembers voted no.
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NPI’s research shows most King County voters favor a switch to even-year elections
A proposal conceived and backed by NPI to move elections for twelve King County positions to even-numbered years is likely to be well received by voters in Washington State’s largest jurisdiction.
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Reagan Dunn and Jason Rantz are wrong: Moving county elections to even years won’t hurt public discourse at the local level
Read NPI founder Andrew Villeneuve’s rebuttal to right wing arguments against the organization’s proposal to switch elections for twelve King County positions to even-numbered years.