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Validation Requirements

November 4, 2003
General & Special Elections

BALLOT MEASURE VALIDATION CATEGORIES
Certain ballot measures require more than a simple majority of affirmative votes to pass. In order for some measures to pass, certain additional requirements must be met as follows:

A) Simple Majority Requires affirmative vote of more than 50% to pass.

B) Super Majority Requires at least three fifths (60%) majority vote to pass.

C) Super Majority plus minimum vote Requires the same as “b” above, plus must have a minimum number of affirmative votes based on percentage of persons voting in a previous election. Does not have a minimum voting, or turn-out, requirement except that needed to meet the minimum affirmative vote. This category includes most excess levy measures.

D) Super Majority plus minimum turnout and minimum affirmative vote Bond issues, in addition to requiring at least 60% affirmative vote, also require that the number of voters voting on the issue must equal 40% of the voters who voted in that jurisdiction in the last general election. The minimum yes vote is 60% of the turnout requirement.

JURISDICTION	Total Vote Nov. 5, 2002	Minimum Validation 40% 11/02	Minimum Yes Vote 60% of 40%	Validation Category
State of Washington Proposed by Initiative Petition: Initiative to the People 841 Concerns the repeal and future limitation of ergonomics regulations.	551,162	n/a	n/a	A Simple Majority Statewide
State of Washington Amendment to the State Constitution Proposed by the Legislature House Joint Resolution 4206 The legislature has proposed a constitutional amendment on filling vacancies in legislative and partisan county elective offices.	551,162	n/a	n/a	A Simple Majority Statewide
King County Proposed Charter Amendment No. 1 Authorizing King County Council to adopt an ordinance to provide for a biennial budget cycle…	551,162	n/a	n/a	A
City of Mercer Island Proposition No. 1 Levy for Luther Burbank Park Operations and Maintenance	9,936	n/a	n/a	A
The City of Seattle Proposition No. 1 Fire Facilities and Emergency Response Levy	197,293	n/a	n/a	A
The City of Seattle Seattle Proposed Charter Amendment No. 5 (Election of Council Members)	197,293	n/a	n/a	A
Fire Protection District No. 2 Proposition No. 1 Authorizing Increase in Property Taxes Over 1% Limitation	12,432	n/a	n/a	A
Fire Protection District No. 38 Proposition No. 1 Authorizing Increase of Existing Property Tax Levies	3,472	n/a	n/a	A
Fire Protection District No. 43 (Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety) Proposition No. 1 Restoration of Regular Property Tax Levy	9,906	n/a	n/a	A
Fire Protection District No. 43 (Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety) Proposition No. 2 Facilities and Equipment Bonds - $8,000,000	9,906	3,963	2,378	D

Updated: Oct 20, 2003

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Validation Requirements

November 4, 2003 General & Special Elections

November 4, 2003
General & Special Elections