Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Sample Ballot Nov. 4 General Election

Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Sample Ballot

Nov. 4 General Election

Initiatives to the People: Initiative Measure No. 1351

Initiative Measure No. 1351 concerns K-12 education.

This measure would direct the legislature to allocate funds to reduce class sizes and increase staffing support for students in all K-12 grades, with additional class-size reductions and staffing increases in high-poverty schools.

Should this measure be enacted into law?
YES __
NO __

Initiatives to the Legislature: Initiative Measure No. 591

Initiative Measure No. 591 concerns firearms.

This measure would prohibit government agencies from confiscating guns or other firearms from citizens without due process, or from requiring background checks on firearm recipients unless a uniform national standard is required.

Should this measure be enacted into law?
YES __
NO __

Initiative Measure No. 594

Initiative Measure No. 594 concerns background checks for firearm sales and transfers.

This measure would apply currently used criminal and public safety background checks by licensed dealers to all firearm sales and transfers, including gun show and online sales, with specific exceptions.

Should this measure be enacted into law?
YES __
NO __

Advisory Votes

Advisory Vote No. 8 (Senate Bill 6505)

The legislature eliminated, without a vote of the people, agricultural excise tax preferences for various aspects of the marijuana industry, costing an estimated $24,903,000 in the first ten years, for government spending.

This tax increase should be:
REPEALED ____
MAINTAINED __

Advisory Vote No. 9 (Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1287)

The legislature imposed, without a vote of the people, the leasehold excise tax on certain leasehold interests in tribal property, costing an estimated $1,298,000 in the first ten years, for government spending.

This tax increase should be:
REPEALED ____
MAINTAINED __

Federal Partisan Office: U.S. Representative, 2-YEAR TERM

Congressional District 7 (includes Shoreline. Lake Forest Park, Edmonds, Woodway, most of Seattle and some of Seattle’s southwest suburbs)

• Jim McDermott (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Craig Keller(Prefers Republican Party)

Legislative Partisan Offices: State Senate

32nd District Senator -- 4-YEAR TERM (includes Shoreline, Lynnwood, Woodway and nearby unincorporated areas of southwest Snohomish County, part of Edmonds and Mountlake Terrace, and part of northwest Seattle)

• Maralyn Chase (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Robert Reedy (Prefers Republican Party)

46th District Senator -- 4-YEAR TERM (includes Lake Forest Park. Kenmore and northeast Seattle)

• David Frockt (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Van Sperry (Prefers Republican Party)

State Representative

32nd District Representative Pos. 1, 2-YEAR TERM

• Cindy Ryu (Prefers Democratic Party)

32nd District Representative Pos. 2, 2-YEAR TERM

• Ruth Kagi (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Alvin A. Rutledge (Prefers Republican Party)

46th District Representative Pos 1, 2-YEAR TERM

• Gerry Pollet (Prefers Democratic Party)

46th District Representative Pos. 1, 2-YEAR TERM

• Jessyn Farrell (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Branden Curtis (Prefers Republican Party)

County Partisan Office

Prosecuting Attorney, 4 -YEAR TERM

• Dan Satterberg (Prefers Republican Party)

State Supreme Court, Nonpartisan Office

Justice Position 1, 2-YEAR UNEXPIRED TERM

• Mary Yu

Justice Position 3, 6-YEAR TERM

• Mary E. Fairhurst

Justice Position 4, 6-YEAR TERM

• Eddie Yoon
• Charles W. Johnson

Justice Position 7, 6-YEAR TERM

• Debra L. Stephens
• John (Zamboni) Scannell

Court of Appeals Nonpartisan Office

Judge, Division No. 1, District No. 1

Position No. 1, unexpired 2-YEAR TERM

• J. Michael J. Trickey

Position No. 5, 6-YEAR TERM

• Linda Lau

Position No. 6, 6-YEAR TERM

• Ann Schindler

District Court Nonpartisan Office
Shoreline Electoral District Judge, Position 1, 4 YEAR TERM

• Douglas J. Smith

Shoreline Electoral District Judge, Position 2, 4 YEAR TERM

• Marcine Anderson