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Seattle’s council districts must be compact and contiguous, per the City Charter. The new lines are also supposed to account, “to the extent practical,” for existing district boundaries ...
Seattle Districts Now plans to turn in about 47,000 signatures to the City Clerk’s Office for a measure that would elect seven council members by geographic district and two at-large.
The City of Seattle has officially opened up applications for a new commission that will be entrusted with redrawing the city’s seven council districts. Seattle’s city charter requires it to ...
In Seattle’s Magnolia neighborhood — and in this election cycle, for the primary and the general election — the Magnolia community is now spilt into two new districts. Old council district ...
Which Seattle City Council member represents your neighborhood? That person could change if a movement to change how they're elected goes forward. The group Seattle Districts Now has formed to ...
and other marginalized groups in Seattle. In 2013, Seattleites passed a ballot measure to establish seven council districts, creating an opportunity for a majority-BIPOC district where ...
CASE — the political arm of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce — published a series of questions asked of people living in five of seven council districts up for grabs in November: Districts 1 ...
Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson discusses the need for digital wayfinding kiosks in Seattle alongside Markham McIntyre, director of the Office ...
The Seattle City Council is scheduled to debate a change to the city's ethics policy Thursday. Current rules require council members to recuse themselves if they have a financial conflict of interest, ...
The Seattle City Council is scheduled to debate a change ... which can mean some districts aren't fully represented in a vote. A proposed bill would make it easier for members to vote on ...
SEATTLE — As the Seattle City Council race that could reshape city ... The upcoming debates will focus on the districts that don’t have incumbent candidates. The debates are presented by ...
The field is now set for Seattle’s upcoming city council elections in 2023, with 45 total candidates registered to run across seven districts. Just two of Seattle’s nine total council seats ...