Seattle voters were narrowly rejecting a pair of proposed election reforms on Tuesday night — but the results remained too close to call, based on early returns from King County Elections.
For either change to be adopted, at least 50% of people would need to vote yes on an initial question asking if the city should adopt either reform.favored rejecting both proposals, with about 51% favoring keeping the city's elections the same.Why it matters:
Backers of both reforms expressed some shared goals, including making political campaigns less divisive and ensuring that elected leaders have a wide base of support., which is only used in two U.S. cities, would accomplish that — and whether the less-tested voting system could prompt legal challenges.Either reform, if adopted, would be used only in primary elections for city attorney, city council and the mayor's office.
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