HomeMy WebLinkAboutFS 2010-06-08 Item 2F - Update - General Election DeadlinesDATE: June 2, 2010
ISSUE
City of Tukwila
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Haggerton
Finance and Safety Committee
FROM: Shawn Hunstock, Finance Director
SUBJECT: General Election Deadlines
Jim Haggerton, Mayor
The Finance and Safety Committee requested information at its May 18 meeting
regarding deadlines for getting items on the ballot for voter approval. From Tukwila,
these items would more than likely be for voter approval of tax or fee increases.
BACKGROUND
Election dates are established according to state law in the Revised Code of
Washington. King County publishes deadlines cities must meet in order to get items on
the ballot during the special or general elections, including specific deadlines for
submission of information to be included in the voter pamphlet.
DISCUSSION
The next general election in the state will be held on November 2, 2010. A City wishing
to put an item on the ballot for that election must pass an ordinance, including the
appropriate ballot title language, and transmit that ordinance to the County by August
10, 2010. The deadline for filing a statement for the voter pamphlet is August 13, 2010.
Statements for and against the ballot proposal must be submitted to the County by
August 18, 2010. Rebuttals of the pro /con statements must be to the County by August
20, 2010.
RECOMMENDATION
No recommendation, item is for informational purposes only.