King County Council delays ranked-choice voting proposal to next year
The King County Council announced Monday that it would delay its vote on putting the question of ranked-choice voting on the November ballot.
“We will postpone our ranked-choice voting legislation and continue working on it for next year’s ballot,” Councilmember Girmay Zahilay wrote on Twitter. “Most of my colleagues shared our interest but understandably wanted more time to work through the details without the fast deadlines associated with this November’s ballot.”
Zahilay wrote the ranked-choice voting proposal the council was expected to take a final vote on Tuesday. Last week, the council’s Committee of the Whole voted six to three to advance the proposal out of committee and to place it on Tuesday’s regular meeting agenda for a final vote.
The council had to approve Zahilay’s proposal by July 20 to get it on the November ballot.
The measure would have allowed King County voters to decide if they wanted to replace the current method for electing county officials with ranked-choice voting, a system gaining popularity nationwide.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/king-county-council-delays-ranked-choice-voting-proposal-to-next-year/ar-AAM7eyr
