Snohomish County election ballot

Key to parties: D-Democrat,

R-Republican, L-Libertarian,

I-Independent, G-Green

Congress

Senator

Robin Adair, I

Maria Cantwell, D

Aaron Dixon, G

Bruce Guthrie, L

Mike McGavick, R

Representative, 1st District

Jay Inslee, D

Larry W. Ishmael, R

Representative, 2nd District

Rick Larsen, D

Doug Roulstone, R

Statewide

State Supreme Court

Judge, Position 2

Stephen Johnson

Susan Owens

Judge, Position 8

Gerry L. Alexander

Judge, Position 9

Tom Chambers

Ballot measures

Initiative Measure 920

This measure would repeal Washington's state laws imposing a tax, currently dedicated for the Education Legacy trust fund, on transfers of estates of persons dying on or after the effective date of this measure.

Initiative Measure 933

This measure would require compensation when government regulation damages the use or value of private property, would forbid regulations that prohibit existing legal uses of private property, and would provide exceptions or payments.

Initiative Measure 937

This measure would require certain electric utilities with 25,000 or more customers to meet certain targets for energy conservation and use of renewable energy resources, as defined, including energy credits, or pay penalties.

House Joint Resolution 4223

The Legislature has proposed a constitutional amendment on increasing an exemption from the personal-property tax. This amendment would authorize the Legislature to increase the personal-property tax exemption for taxable personal property owned by each "head of a family" from $3,000 to $15,000.

State Legislature

1st District

Representative, Position 1

Al O'Brien, D

Representative, Position 2

Mark Davies, R

Mark Ericks, D

10th District

Representative, Position 1

Chris Strow, R

Representative, Position 2

Barbara Bailey, R

Tim Knue, D

21st District

Senator

Paull H. Shin, D

Representative, Position 1

Mary Helen Roberts, D

Representative, Position 2

Brian Sullivan, D

32nd District

Senator

David Baker, R

Darlene Fairley, D

Representative, Position 1

Maralyn Chase, D

Norine Federow, R

Representative, Position 2

Steve Gibbs, R

Ruth Kagi, D

38th District

Senator

Jean Berkey, D

Representative, Position 1

Kim Halvorson , R

John McCoy, D

Representative, Position 2

Mike Sells, D

39th District

Representative, Position 1

Dan Kristiansen, R

Scott Olson, D

Representative, Position 2

Kirk Pearson, R

44th District

Senator

Steve Hobbs, D

Dave Schmidt, R

Representative, Position 1

Hans Dunshee, D

Mike Hope, R

Representative, Position 2

Robert Legg, R

John Lovick, D

Snohomish County

Prosecuting Attorney

Janice E. Ellis, D

District Courts

Cascade District Court

Judge, Position 1

Jay F. Wisman

Everett District Court

Judge, Position 1

Roger M. Fisher

Judge, Position 2

Tam Bui

Lorrie Towers

Evergreen District Court

Judge, Position 1

Steve Clough

Judge, Position 2

Patricia Lyon

Northeast District Court

Judge, Position 1

Janet Garrow

Judge, Position 2

Frank LaSalata

Richard Pope

Judge, Position 3

Linda Jacke

Judge, Position 4

Peter L. Nault

Judge, Position 4

David A. Steiner

South District Court

Judge, Position 1

Timothy P. Ryan

Judge, Position 2

Jeffrey D. Goodwin

Judge, Position 3

Carol McRae

Snohomish County PUD

Commissioner, District 1

Kathleen (Kathy) Vaughn

Eric Teegarden

Ballot measures

Snohomish County Charter Review

Proposition 1, Salary Commission

This would establish an independent salary commission to fix the compensation of Snohomish County elected officials, subject to a referendum by the people.

Proposition 2, Biennial Budgeting

This would give the County Council the discretion to budget either annually or biennially in accordance with state law.

Proposition 3, County Executive Veto

This would authorize the county executive to veto individual sections of an ordinance while approving the remainder of the ordinance.

Proposition 4, County Council Rules of Procedure

This would require the County Council to enact rules of procedure providing for public access to agendas, minutes and voting records of individual council members and opportunities for public comment during council meetings.

Proposition 5, Elections Provisions

This would clarify and amend certain election provisions in the Snohomish County Charter to ensure consistency and compliance with recent changes in state law.

Proposition 6, Performance Auditor

This would repeal a section providing for the powers and duties of the county auditor, including performance auditing, and adopt a new section requiring the County Council to establish an independent office of county performance auditor in the legislative branch as described therein, with the performance auditor to be appointed by the County Council for a four-year term.

Fire District 3

Proposition 1, Restoring Property Tax Levy

This would authorize the district to restore and maintain its regular property-tax levy of $1.35 per $1,000 of assessed valuation.

Fire District 7

Proposition 1, Authorizing Regular Property Tax Levy

This would authorize the district to set and maintain a regular property-tax levy of $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed valuation.

Fire District 12

Proposition 1

This would raise an additional $0.30 per $1,000 of assessed valuation to fund fire protection and emergency medical services and permanently increase the property-tax levy rate to an amount not to exceed $1.15 per $1,000 of assessed valuation.

Fire District 24

Proposition 1

Shall the town of Darrington be annexed to and be a part of Snohomish County Fire Protection District No. 24?

Arlington Library Capital Facility Area

Proposition 1

This would authorize the Arlington Library Capital Facility Area to issue up to $8.1 million in general-obligation bonds and levy excess property taxes to pay and retire such bonds in order to build and equip a library in Arlington.

Darrington

Proposition 1

Shall the town of Darrington be annexed to and be a part of Snohomish County Fire Protection District No. 24?

Lynnwood

Proposition 1

Shall the city of Lynnwood be annexed to and be part of the Sno-Island Intercounty Rural Library District?

Marysville

Proposition 1

This would raise an additional $0.30 per $1,000 of assessed valuation to fund fire protection and emergency-medical services and permanently increase the current property-tax levy rate to $2.22 per $1,000 of assessed valuation.

Sultan

Proposition 1, One-Year Excess Levy for Supply and Replacement of Police Equipment and Vehicles

This would authorize the city to levy excess property taxes at an estimated 99 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation to pay for an additional police officer and to replace police equipment and vehicles.

Woodway

Proposition 1, Stormwater Utility

This would authorize the town to establish, operate, maintain, construct and improve a stormwater utility in the town and establish rates and charges.