All three school measures increase margins

By Evan Smith
ShorelineAreaNews Politics Writer

All three Shoreline School District ballot measures showed increased support in the Wednesday vote count.

The maintenance-and-operations levy and the technology levy both increased their overwhelming passing margins, and the construction bond measure widened what had been a narrow margin.

The vote for the measure to approve construction bonds to rebuild the District’s two high schools increased from 60.83 Tuesday night to 61.50 percent Wednesday afternoon. The bond measure needs a 60 percent approval rate to pass. The measure has already exceeded the number of votes needed to validate the election.

The District’s maintenance-and-operations levy, which can pass with a simple majority, increased its “yes“ vote from 68.09 Tuesday to 69.06 percent Wednesday.

The technology levy, which also can pass with a simple majority, increased its portion of “yes“ votes from 64.37 percent to 65.08 percent.

Voter turnout through Wednesday afternoon had already matched the expected countywide turnout.

Ballots included in the Wednesday count were generally those received by Tuesday, meaning that they had to be mailed by Monday or dropped off by Tuesday.

The next vote count is scheduled for 4:30 pm Thursday. The elections department will continue to count votes until final certification, Wednesday, February 24.

The vote count as of Wednesday afternoon:

													SHORELINE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 412
	Ballots Cast/Registered Voters											14,994		/	42.352	35.40%
Proposition No. 1 Replacement of Expiring Levy for Educational Programs, Maintenance and Operations
	YES		10,302					69.06%
	NO		4,615					30.94%
Proposition No. 2 Bonds for Modernization/Replacement of Shorecrest and Shorewood High Schools
	APPROVED					8,768			61.50%
	REJECTED					5,489			38.50%
Proposition No. 3 Capital Levy for Technology Improvements and Support
	YES			9,301			65.08%
	NO			4,990			34.92%