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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Shoreline Proposition 1 passing in early returns


TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010
By Evan Smith
ShorelineAreaNews Politics Writer

Shoreline Proposition 1 was ahead in early returns Tuesday night.

Voters were giving the measure a 53.4 percent "yes" vote to 46.6 percent "no."

The votes came from less than 18 percent of registered voters compared to an expected 65-70 percent.

City officials had put the measure on the ballot to lift the 1 percent limit on property-tax revenue established by a Tim-Eyman-sponsored initiatives.

Proponents said it was needed to maintain current basic City services.

Opponents had said that the City spends too much on salaries and that a recession is the wrong time to let property taxes rise.

Results released by King County at 8:15 p.m.:

CITY OF SHORELINE

Ballots Cast/Registered Voters: 11,818 / 65,966 17.92%
Proposition No. 1 Basic Public Safety, Parks & Recreation, and Community Services
Maintenance and Operations Levy

YES     5,925      53.41%

NO       5,169      46.59%

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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 2, 2010 at 10:49 PM

    I knew I could come to your site and find election results. Thank you!

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  2. AnonymousNovember 2, 2010 at 11:50 PM

    Yeah King County has to work on that, their site is a little difficult to access quickly.

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  3. Evan SmithNovember 3, 2010 at 5:58 AM

    As for the King County elections web site being difficult, I find it easier than the secretary of state's site for copying results.

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