Posted by Heather, 3/13/2008
The preliminary results from Tuesday’s elections are out, and come as another pat on the back for 4204 (Simple Majority) supporters. Most of the 47 levies are passing—more than a third thanks to simple majority—while the 13 bonds are faring less well.
It’s encouraging to see approval rates above 60 percent for half of the levy elections, but it’s even more rewarding to know an additional 66,000+ children will benefit from the passage of Simple Majority last November.
Here are the preliminary results, as of today, separated by approval rate to highlight the impact of Simple Majority:
| Approval Rate
|
Levy
|
% of total
|
Bond
|
% of total
|
| 60% and above
|
24
|
51.1%
|
2
|
15.4%
|
| 50%-59%
|
19
|
40.4%
|
10
|
76.9%
|
| 49% and below
|
4
|
8.5%
|
1
|
7.7%
|
A number of bonds are close to the required 60 percent supermajority approval rates. Both failing King County bonds (Renton and Snoqualmie Valley) are within 3 percentage points. Another three bonds (Woodland, Snohomish and Ferndale) are failing with 55+ percent approval. If bonds needed simple majority approval rather than supermajority (60 percent), all but one of the bonds would be passing—impacting almost 54,000 kids.
As Bonnie noted in her blog posting after the February 19th election, everyone involved with passing 4204 can sit back and smile. Your work continues to change the lives of kids across our state.
