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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Stranger Election Control Board SECB Endorsements: Approve King County Charter Amendments 1, 2, and 3

Posted by Stranger Election Control Board on Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 12:00 PM

King County has a charter that reads like stereo instructions translated from hieroglyphs and, thanks to the county council discovering a new typo every 40 seconds, needs to be amended by voters each fall. Three amendments are on your ballot. Just vote yes for all of them and skip to the next endorsement. (Just in case you're one of those uptight douches who has to know what you're voting on: The first amendment changes the charter's preamble to clarify the word "environment"; the second eliminates a reporting redundancy for political campaigns; the third transfers some public-safety employees' bargaining responsibility from the King County executive to the King County sheriff. That would deliver a more independent and accountable sheriff's office, we say. Fascinating stuff, huh? Next time just take our word for it, and vote the way we tell you to, just like everybody else. Christ.)

Check out all of our endorsements and jump into the discussion over here.

(For you folks who don't like to read, go here for the SECB CHEAT SHEET!!!!)