Sample Ballot: County and Port issues

By Evan Smith

Here are King County and Port of Seattle measures and candidates that will appear on our ballots for the Nov. 5 general election.

Measures appear as they will appear on the ballot. Candidates appear in the order they will appear on the ballot.

(NOTE: We posted statewide issues yesterday.)

KING COUNTY

King County Charter Amendment No. 1
County Department of Public Defense

Shall the King County Charter be amended to create an appointed office of county public defender, a department of public defense, and a public defense advisory board, and require the executive to consult with the county public defender on the executive’s bargaining with employees of the department of public defense?

Yes __
No ___

King County Proposition No. 1
Medic One – Emergency Medical Services Renewal of Existing Levy

The King County Council passed Ordinance No. 17598 concerning funding for the county-wide Medic One emergency medical services system. This proposition would replace an expiring levy to continue funding of Medic One emergency medical services. It would authorize King County to impose regular property tax levies of $0.335 or less per thousand dollars of assessed valuation for each of six consecutive years, with collection beginning in 2014, as provided in King County Ordinance No. 17598. Should this proposition be:

Approved __
Rejected ___

King County Executive

• Dow Constantine
• Alan E. Lobdell

King County Sheriff

• John Urquhart

Metropolitan King County Council District No. 1, short and full term

• Rod Dembowski
• Naomi Wilson

COURT OF APPEALS, DIVISION NO. 1, DISTRICT NO. 1

Judge Position No. 3, unexpired 2-year term

• James R. Verellen

PORT OF SEATTLE

Commissioner Position No. 1

• Pete Lewis
• John Creighton

Commissioner Position No. 2, unexpired 2-year term

• Courtney Gregoire
• John Naubert

Commissioner Position No. 3, short and full term

• Stephanie Bowman
• Michael Wolfe

Commissioner Position No. 4

• Richard Pope
• Tom Albro