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SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WA PRIMARY ELECTION SEPTEMBER 14, 2004
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DEMOCRATIC SECTION
US SENATOR Warren E. Hanson Patty Murray Mohammad H. Said US REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 1 Jay Inslee US REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 2 Rick Larsen GOVERNOR Mike The Mover Ron Sims Eugen Buculei Don Hansler Scott Headland Christine Gregoire LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Brad Owen SECRETARY OF STATE Laura Ruderman TREASURER Mike Murphy AUDITOR Brian Sonntag ATTORNEY GENERAL Deborah Senn Mark Sidran COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS Mike Cooper INSURANCE COMMISSIONER Mike Kreidler 1ST DISTRICT SENATOR Rosemary McAuliffe
DEMOCRATIC SECTION CONTINUED
1ST DISTRICT REP POSITION 1 Al O’Brien 1ST DISTRICT REP POSITION 2 Mark Ericks 10TH DISTRICT SENATOR Mary Margaret Haugen 10TH DISTRICT REP POSITION 1 Gina Bull Nancy Conard 10TH DISTRICT REP POSITION 2 Mark L. Norton 21ST DISTRICT REP POSITION 1 Mary Helen Roberts Mike Huisman 21ST DISTRICT REP POSITION 2 Brian Sullivan 32ND DISTRICT REP POSITION 1 Maralyn Chase 32ND DISTRICT REP POSITION 2 Ruth Kagi 38TH DISTRICT SENATOR Jean Berkey 38TH DISTRICT REP POSITION 1 Randall Rike John McCoy 38TH DISTRICT REP POSITION 2 Mike Sells David Simpson 39TH DISTRICT SENATOR Susanne Olson John Painter
DEMOCRATIC SECTION CONTINUED
39TH DISTRICT REP POSITION 1 Joel Selling 39TH DISTRICT REP POSITION 2 Pedro Gonzales 44TH DISTRICT REP POSITION 1 Hans Dunshee 44TH DISTRICT REP POSITION 2 John Lovick
END OF DEMOCRATIC SECTION CONTINUE VOTING ON NON-PARTISAN RACES REPUBLICAN SECTION
US SENATOR Brad Klippert George R. Nethercutt, JR Gordon Allen Pross Chuck Jackson Reed Davis William Edward Chovil US REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 1 Randy Eastwood US REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 2 Glenn E. Coggeshell III Larry Klepinger Suzanne Sinclair GOVERNOR John W. Aiken, JR Bill Meyer Dino Rossi
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REPUBLICAN SECTION CONTINUED
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Jim Wiest Jim Nobles Scott Bonifield SECRETARY OF STATE Sam Reed TREASURER Oscar S. Lewis AUDITOR Will Baker ATTORNEY GENERAL Rob McKenna Mike Vaska COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS Doug Sutherland INSURANCE COMMISSIONER Earl C. Dennis John Adams Curtis L. Fackler 1ST DISTRICT SENATOR Jason Bontrager 1ST DISTRICT REP POSITION 1 Jeff Merrill 1ST DISTRICT REP POSITION 2 Joshua Freed 10TH DISTRICT SENATOR April Lynne Axthelm 10TH DISTRICT REP POSITION 1 Chris Strow 10TH DISTRICT REP POSITION 2 Barbara Bailey 21ST DISTRICT REP POSITION 1 Roger S. “Cowboy” Wilson
REPUBLICAN SECTION CONTINUED
21ST DISTRICT REP POSITION 2 Alan D. Tagle 32ND DISTRICT REP POSITION 1 Scott Schille 32ND DISTRICT REP POSITION 2 Margaret R. Wiggins 38TH DISTRICT SENATOR Tim Hanley 38TH DISTRICT REP POSITION 1 Kim Halvorson 38TH DISTRICT REP POSITION 2 Erv Hoglund 39TH DISTRICT SENATOR Val Stevens 39TH DISTRICT REP POSITION 1 Dan Kristiansen 39TH DISTRICT REP POSITION 2 Kirk Pearson 44TH DISTRICT REP POSITION 1 Mike Hope 44TH DISTRICT REP POSITION 2 Stephen E. West
LIBERTARIAN SECTION CONTINUED
US REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 1 Charles Moore US REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 2 Bruce Guthrie GOVERNOR Michael Nelson Ruth Bennett LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Jocelyn A. Langlois SECRETARY OF STATE Jacqueline Passey TREASURER John Sample AUDITOR Jason G. Bush ATTORNEY GENERAL J. Bradley Gibson COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS Steve Layman INSURANCE COMMISSIONER Stephen D. Steele 1ST DISTRICT SENATOR No candidates filed 1ST DISTRICT REP POSITION 1 Terry Bartlett Buholm 1ST DISTRICT REP POSITION 2 No candidates filed 10TH DISTRICT SENATOR Brett Wilhelm 10TH DISTRICT REP POSITION 1 Tom Bronkema
LIBERTARIAN SECTION CONTINUED
10TH DISZTRICT REP POSITION 2 Lew Randall 21ST DISTRICT REP POSITION 1 Stephen Cornell 21ST DISTRICT REP POSITION 2 No candidates filed 32ND DISTRICT REP POSITION 1 No candidates filed 32ND DISTRICT REP POSITION 2 Gordon W. Bohnke 38TH DISTRICT SENATOR No candidates filed 38TH DISTRICT REP POSITION 1 No candidates filed 38TH DISTRICT REP POSITION 2 No candidates filed 39TH DISTRICT SENATOR No candidates filed 39TH DISTRICT REP POSITION 1 No candidates filed 39TH DISTRICT REP POSITION 2 No candidates filed 44TH DISTRICT REP POSITION 1 No candidates filed 44TH DISTRICT REP POSITION 2 No candidates filed
END OF REPUBLICAN SECTION CONTINUE VOTING ON NON-PARTISAN RACES LIBERTARIAN SECTION
J. Mills US SENATOR
END OF LIBERTARIAN SECTION CONTINUE VOTING ON NON-PARTISAN RACES
NON-PARTISAN SECTION
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Judith Billings KumRoon Maksirisombat Teresa (Terry) Bergeson Juanita Doyon David Blomstrom John Blair STATE SUPREME COURT POSITION 1 Gary Carpenter Jim Johnson Mary Kay Becker William (Bill) Murphy Maureen Hart Robert H. Alsdorf STATE SUPREME COURT POSITION 5 Terry Lukens Barbara Madsen STATE SUPREME COURT POSITION 6 James White Steve Merrival Doug Schafer Richard B. Sanders Fred L. Stewart Terry Sebring APPEALS COURT DIVISION-1 DISTRICT-2 POSITION-1 Faye Kennedy SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE POSITION 8 David F. Hulbert Eric Z. Lucas
NON-PARTISAN SECTION CONTINUED
SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE POSITION 13 Michael W. Hall Michael Downes
NON-PARTISAN SECTION CONTINUED CITY/TOWN
CITY OF MARYSVILLE PROPOSITION NO. 1 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROPERTY TAX LEVY Shall the City of Marysville be authorized to impose a PERMANENT regular property tax levy for Emergency Medical Services of fiftycents ($.50) or less per one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of assessed valuation? This emergency medical services (EMS) levy replaces the current EMS levy which expires on December 31, 2006. Yes/No CITY OF MILL CREEK PROPOSITION NO. 1 Shall the city of Mill Creek be annexed to and be a part of the Sno-Isle Rural Intercounty Library District? Yes/No CITY OF MONROE PROPOSITION NO. 1 The Monroe City Council passed Resolution No. 2004/012 concerning a permanent levy lid lift pursuant to RCW 84.55.050. This proposition would raise funds for fire protection, prevention and emergency medical services, and general City purposes, by permanently increasing the current property tax levy rate to $2.26 per $1,000.00 of assessed valuation for collection beginning in 2005, and increase the levy each year for general City purposes, as allowed by Chapter 84.55 RCW. Should this proposition be approved? Yes/No
NON-PARTISAN SECTION CONTINUED CITY/TOWN
CITY OF MONROE PROPOSITION NO. 2 The Monroe City Council passed Resolution No. 2004/013 concerning a temporary levy lid lift pursuant to RCW 84.55.050. This proposition would finance acquisition and installation of an 800 megahertz emergency radio communications system and 911 services, by temporarily increasing the property tax levy from its current 2004 rate to $2.22 per $1,000.00 of assessed valuation (a maximum increase of $.08), for collection in the years 2005-2011, and increasing the levy each year for general City purposes as allowed by Chapter 84.55 RCW. Should this proposition be approved? Yes/No CITY OF MUKILTEO PROPOSITION NO. 1 LEVY FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE AND SERVICES To continue to assist in the funding of emergency medical care and emergency medical services, shall the City of Mukilteo be authorized to levy additional regular property taxes for six consecutive years at a rate of up to 35-cents per one thousand dollars of assessed valuation, for collection in 2005 and each and every year thereafter until 2010? Yes/No
CITY/TOWN
CITY OF ARLINGTON PROPOSITION NO. 1 FIRE DEPARTMENT SIX-YEAR LEVY FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES For the purpose of funding a fire department based paramedic emergency medial service, shall the City of Arlington be authorized to impose regular property tax levies of fifty cents ($0.50) or less per thousand dollars of assessed valuation for each of six consecutive years? Yes/No CITY OF EVERETT PROPOSITION NO. 1 SALES TAX INCREASE FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE The Everett City Council adopted Resolution No. 5509 for financing Transit. This ballot proposition, if approved, will increase the sales and use tax rate from three tenths of one percent to six tenths of one percent on sales and use activity within the City of Everett to preserve, restore and expand transit service, paratransit service for people with disabilities, improve service coordination with Sound Transit, Community Transit and the Washington State Ferry System, make other improvements and provide for future transit needs. Should this proposition be approved? Approved/Rejected
NON-PARTISAN SECTION CONTINUED CITY/TOWN
CITY OF SULTAN PROPOSITION NO. 1 911 EMERGENCY RADIO SYSTEM AND HEALTH AND SAFETY BONDS $399,750 The City Council of the City of Sultan passed Ordinance No. 857-04 concerning a proposition to share costs of emergency radio system improvements. This proposition would authorize the City to pay its share of the costs of completing Phase II of the Snohomish County 911 Emergency Radio System and make related public health and safety improvements to the building and to implement the system; issue no more than $399,750 of general obligation bonds maturing within 20 years; and levy annual excess property taxes to pay and retire such bonds, all as provided in Ordinance No. 857-04. Should this proposition be: Approved/Rejected PROPOSITION NO. 2 ONE-YEAR EXCESS LEVY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE The City Council of the City of Sultan, Washington, adopted Ordinance No. 858-04 concerning a proposition to finance operation and maintenance expenses. This proposition would authorize the City to levy excess property taxes at the estimated levy rate of $.8178 per $1,000 of assessed value on all taxable property within the City for collection in 2005 to provide a total of $188,000 for paying part of the City’s expenses of operation and maintenance for law enforcement expenses deemed necessary by the City Council, all as provided in Ordinance No. 858-04. Should this proposition be approved? Levy Yes/Levy No
NON-PARTISAN SECTION CONTINUED FIRE DISTRICT
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 1 PROPOSITION NO. 1 RESTORING REGULAR PROPERTY TAX LEVY The Board of Commissioners of Snohomish County Fire Protection District No. 1 adopted Resolution No. 07062004-07 concerning a proposition to restore its regular property tax levy. This proposition would authorize the district to restore its levy of $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed valuation for collection in 2005, which is the same rate that was collected in 2003, thereby lifting the revenue limitation in Chapter 84.55 RCW subject to any otherwise applicable statutory dollar rate limitations. Should this proposition be Approved/Rejected FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 3 PROPOSITION NO. 1 AUTHORIZING RESTORATION OF PRIOR PROPERTY TAX LEVIES The Board of Commissioners of Snohomish County Fire Protection District No. 3 adopted Resolution No. 4-2004 concerning a proposition to adjust its regular property tax levy. This proposition would authorize the district to levy a regular property tax on taxable property within the district at a rate of $1.35 per $1,000 of assessed valuation, thereby lifting the revenue limitation in Chapter 84.55 RCW, subject to any otherwise applicable statutory dollar rate limitations. Should this proposition be Approved/Rejected
NON-PARTISAN SECTION CONTINUED FIRE DISTRICT
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 4 PROPOSITION NO. 1 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES LEVY For ambulance and paramedic services shall the Snohomish County Fire Protection District No. 4 (Snohomish Fire/Rescue District) be authorized to impose a PERMANENT regular property levy of fifty cents or less per thousand dollars of assessed valuation? Yes/No FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 7 PROPOSITION NO. 1 AUTHORIZING REGULAR PROPERTY TAX LEVY The Board of Commissioners of Snohomish County Fire Protection District No. 7 adopted Resolution #2004-04 concerning a proposition to authorize regular property tax levies. This proposition would authorize the District to set and maintain a regular property tax levy of $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed valuation for collection in 2005 and thereafter pursuant to RCW 84.55.050, which is the same amount that was levied in 2004, subject to any otherwise applicable statutory dollar rate limitations. Should this proposition be approved? Levy Yes/Levy No
NON-PARTISAN SECTION CONTINUED FIRE DISTRICT
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 10 PROPOSITION NO. 1 AUTHORIZING RESTORATION OF PREVIOUS PROPERTY TAX LEVIES The Board of Commissioners of Snohomish County Fire Protection District No. 10 adopted Resolution No. 2004-2 concerning a proposition to authorize a regular property tax levy. This proposition would lift the lid on regular property tax levies contained in Chapter 84.55 RCW pursuant to RCW 84.55.050 and authorize the district to restore its levy to an amount not to exceed $1.50 per $1,000.00 of assessed valuation for collection in 2005, which amount would be used to compute the limitations for subsequent levies, subject to any otherwise applicable statutory dollar rate limitations. Should this proposition be Approved/Rejected FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 12 PROPOSITION NO. 1 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROPERTY TAX LEVY Shall Snohomish County Fire District No. 12 be authorized to impose a PERMANENT regular property tax levy for emergency medical services of fifty-cents ($.50) or less per one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of assessed valuation, which levy would replace the current emergency medical services levy which expires on December 31, 2006? Yes/No
NON-PARTISAN SECTION CONTINUED FIRE DISTRICT
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 17 PROPOSITION NO. 1 AUTHORIZING RESTORATION OF PREVIOUS PROPERTY TAX LEVIES The Board of Commissioners of Snohomish County Fire Protection District No. 17 adopted Resolution No. 2004-05 concerning a proposition to authorize a regular property tax levy. This proposition would lift the lid on regular property tax levies contained in Chapter 84.55 RCW pursuant to RCW 84.55.050 and authorize the district to restore its levy to an amount not to exceed $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed valuation for collection in 2005, which amount would be used to compute the limitations for subsequent levies, subject to any otherwise applicable statutory dollar rate limitations. Should this proposition be Approved/Rejected FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 18 PROPOSITION NO. 1 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SIX YEAR PROPERTY TAX LEVY For the purpose of continuing emergency medical services and 24-hour basic life support and advanced life support, shall Snohomish County Fire Protection District No. 18 be authorized for a period of six consecutive years beginning in 2005 to levy an emergency medical services property tax levy of $.50 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation? Yes/No
NON-PARTISAN SECTION CONTINUED FIRE DISTRICT
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 19 PROPOSITION NO. 1 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SIX YEAR PROPERTY TAX LEVY RENEWAL Shall Snohomish County Fire Protection District No. 19 be authorized to impose regular property tax levies of $.50 or less per thousand dollars of assessed valuation for each of six consecutive years for emergency medical services? Yes/No FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 21 PROPOSITION NO. 1 SIX-YEAR LEVY FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES For the purpose of funding a fire department based paramedic emergency medical service, shall Snohomish County Fire District #21 be authorized to impose regular property tax levies of fifty cents ($0.50) or less per thousand dollars of assessed valuation for each of six consecutive years? Yes/No FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 24 PROPOSITION NO. 1 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SIX YEAR PROPERTY TAX LEVY For the purpose of continuing emergency medical services and 24-hour basic life support and advanced life support, shall Snohomish County Fire Protection District No. 24 be authorized for a period of six consecutive years beginning in 2005 to levy an emergency medical services property tax levy of $.50 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation? Yes/No
NON-PARTISAN SECTION CONTINUED FIRE DISTRICT
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 25 PROPOSITION NO. 1 SIX-YEAR LEVY FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES For the purpose of funding a fire department based paramedic emergency medical service, shall Fire Protection District #25 be authorized to impose regular property tax levies of fifty cents ($0.50) or less per thousand dollars of assessed valuation for each of six consecutive years? Yes/No FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 26 PROPOSITION NO. 1 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROPERTY TAX LEVY Shall Snohomish County Fire Protection District No. 26 be authorized to impose a PERMANENT regular property tax levy of fifty cents or less per thousand dollars of assessed valuation, which is the same rate approved in 1998, for emergency medical services? Yes/No
NON-PARTISAN SECTION CONTINUED FIRE DISTRICT
FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 26 PROPOSITION NO. 2 AUTHORIZING PRESERVATION OF EXISTING PROPERTY TAX LEVY RATE The Board of Commissioners of Snohomish County Fire Protection District No. 26 adopted Resolution No. 06-2004 concerning a proposition to preserve its regular property tax levy. This proposition would authorize the district to preserve its levy of $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed valuation, which is the same rate that was collected in 2004, thereby lifting the revenue limitation in Chapter 84.55 RCW subject to any otherwise applicable statutory dollar rate limitations. Should this proposition be Approved/Rejected FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 28 PROPOSITION NO. 1 CONTINUE TO COLLECT $0.25/THOUSAND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES LEVY Shall Snohomish County Fire Protection District 28 be authorized to levy a regular property tax upon all taxable property within the district of $0.25 per $1,000 of assessed valuation to be collected for each of six consecutive years beginning in 2005 and ending in 2010 to be used for emergency medical services? Levy Yes/levy No
NON-PARTISAN SECTION CONTINUED LIBRARY DISTRICT
KING COUNTY RURAL LIBRARY DISTRICT PROPOSITION NO. 1 KING COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM LIBRARY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BONDS The Board of Trustees of the King County Rural Library District, doing business as the King County Library System, adopted Resolution 2004-03, concerning funding for capital projects at every library throughout the System. This proposition would replace funding previously provided by the 1988 capital bonds and authorize the System to acquire, construct, equip and furnish new libraries; renovate, expand and upgrade existing libraries; acquire new books, materials and equipment; and undertake other capital improvements throughout the System; incur indebtedness, issue no more than $172,000,000 of general obligation bonds maturing within 20 years, and levy annual excess property taxes to pay and retire such bonds, all as provided in Resolution 2004-03. Should this proposition be: Approved/Rejected
NON-PARTISAN SECTION CONTINUED LIBRARY DISTRICT
STANWOOD/CAMANO LIBRARY CAPITAL FACILITY AREA PROPOSITION NO. 1 The Snohomish County Council adopted Motion No. 04-257 and the Board of Island County Commissioners adopted Resolution No. 20044, both concerning a proposition to establish the Stanwood/Camano Library Capital Facility Area. This proposition would establish the Stanwood/Camano Library Capital Facility Area with boundaries that are co-extensive with those of the Stanwood School District and with all powers provided in Chapter 27.15 RCW, including the power to construct, acquire, maintain and remodel library facilities. Shall this proposition be: Approved/Rejected
NON-PARTISAN SECTION CONTINUED LIBRARY DISTRICT
STANWOOD/CAMANO LIBRARY CAPITAL FACILITY AREA PROPOSITION NO. 2 The Snohomish County Council adopted Motion No. 04-257 and the Board of Island County Commissioners adopted Resolution No. 20044, both concerning a proposition to enable the Stanwood/Camano Library Capital Facility Area to finance a library facility. This proposition would authorize the Stanwood/Camano Library Capital Facility Area to acquire, construct, furnish and equip a library facility in Stanwood; to incur indebtedness to finance such improvements through the issuance of up to nine million dollars ($9,000,000) in general obligation bonds maturing within 20 years; and to levy annual excess property taxes to repay such bonds. Shall this proposition be: Approved/Rejected
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