Shoreline Prop 1 passing with 70 percent

Shoreline City Proposition 1 had a passing rate of 70.4 percent through Friday.

The measure would allow the City to take over water facilities in the City now operated by Seattle Public Utilities.

King County elections officials had counted 25,475 City votes through Friday. City voters had returned 29,235 ballots. Since the County had counted 96.4 percent of ballots received, about 10.6 percent of City voters have left this item near the bottom of the ballot blank.

The County will continue to count votes through certification of the election July 27.