Elections

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  How will young tech voters change Seattle?

  A new survey finds that more than 80 percent of tech workers say they’ll vote in this fall's election. How will they change Seattle?

• Hey voters: Are you ready for the onslaught of political ads?

  Ready or not, campaigns and PACs have raised millions to persuade you how to vote this year in local elections.
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  Amazon gives $1 million to pro-business campaign aimed at Seattle City Council

  Amazon is pouring more than a million extra dollars into the campaign for business-minded candidates in Seattle.
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  Prepare yourself: This year's local ballot may look overwhelming

  Election officials in King County will mail out ballots tomorrow Wednesday — be prepared for a long ballot this year.
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  Affirmative action returns to Washington ballot after more than 20 years

  In 1998, Washington voters overwhelmingly approved Initiative 200, which effectively ended affirmative action in the state.
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  'Washington state is finally relevant' for Democratic presidential candidates

  Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar hit Seattle on Monday, September 30th to meet supporters and raise money for her presidential bid. KUOW politics reporter David Hyde talked it over with host Kim Malcolm. [Below is the transcript of this interview]
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  Can ‘universal rent control’ get Kshama Sawant re-elected this November?

  Rent control is illegal in Washington State but that’s not stopping Seattle city council member Kshama Sawant from fighting for it. An unapologetic Marxist, Sawant anticipates a vicious fight for that proposal against developers, and what she calls “the Capitalist class.”
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  Elizabeth Warren draws thousands at Seattle campaign stop

  Demand was so high to see the Massachusetts senator, the campaign had to change the venue of the campaign appearance to the park beneath the Space Needle.
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  Inslee says he’s running for governor again — day after leaving presidential race

  Washington Gov. Jay Inslee will run for a third term, seeking to become only the second governor, and the first Democrat, in state history to serve three consecutive terms.
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  Gov. Jay Inslee drops out of presidential race and says he'll seek re-election

  Governor Jay Inslee is dropping out of the race for president of the United States.
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  Race is on for Inslee to have a place in presidential debates

  Washington Governor Inslee has 10 days to make a final push for support if he wants to be on the presidential debate stage again.
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  How many registered to vote on Election Day, now that Washington allows it?

  Washington state's 2019 primary election, by the numbers.