King County Council advances proposal to put ranked-choice voting on November ballot
King County residents could soon decide if they want to ditch the current method for electing county officials in favor of a new one.
On Wednesday, the King County Council voted six to three to advance a proposal to put ranked-choice voting on the November ballot. Wednesday’s vote took place during a meeting of the council’s Committee of the Whole, on which all nine members sit. The final vote on the measure is expected to take place during the council’s next regular meeting on the 13th.
It’s unclear if the upcoming council vote will break the same way. Council spokesperson Daniel DeMay said a member’s vote in a committee meeting sometimes differs from their final passage vote depending on certain circumstances, such as whether a proposal is amended.
The proposal was introduced by Councilmember Girmay Zahilay last month. Zahilay, along with Councilmembers Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Dave Upthegrove, Claudia Balducci, Pete von Reichbauer and Joe McDermott voted to advance the measure for consideration at the July 13th meeting. Councilmembers Rod Dembowski, Kathy Lambert and Reagan Dunn voted in opposition.
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