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Validation Requirements
Special Election - Feb. 3, 2004
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.
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JURISDICTION
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Total Vote
Nov. 4, 2003
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Minimum Validation
40% 11/03
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Minimum Yes Vote
60% of 40%
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Validation Category
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Seattle School District No. 1
Proposition No. 1
Educational Programs and Operations Levy
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132,319 |
52,928 |
31,757 |
C |
Seattle School District No. 1
Proposition No. 2
Capital Levy
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132,319 |
52,928 |
31,757 |
C |
Federal Way School District No. 210
Proposition No. 1
Educational Programs & Operations Levy
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19,229 |
7,692 |
4,615 |
C |
Federal Way School District No. 210
Proposition No. 2
Technology (Capital Projects) Levy
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19,229 |
7,692 |
4,615 |
C |
Mercer Island School District No. 400
Proposition No. 1
Facilities and Technology Capital Projects Levy
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8,431 |
3,373 |
2,024 |
C |
Renton School District No. 403
Proposition No. 1
Replacement Educational Maintenance and Operations Levy
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18,156 |
7,263 |
4,358 |
C |
Riverview School District No. 407
Proposition No. 1
Educational Program Maintenance and Operation Levy
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3,888 |
1,556 |
934 |
C |
Riverview School District No. 407
Proposition No. 2
Technology Capital Projects Levy
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3,888 |
1,556 |
934 |
C |
Auburn School District No. 408
Proposition No. 1
Educational Program and Operations Levy
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11,642 |
4,657 |
2,795 |
C |
Auburn School District No. 408
Proposition No. 2
School Bus Levy
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11,642 |
4,657 |
2795 |
C |
Fife School District No. 417
Proposition No. 1
Technology Capital Projects Levy
(District shared with Pierce County, numbers shown are King County numbers
only)
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762 |
305 |
183 |
C |
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