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Snohomish County ballot measures

	COUNTYWIDE
	Charter amendment No. 1 Require treasurer, auditor, assessor, sheriff and clerk to be non-partisan.
	Yes	120,091	(61%)
	No	75,247	(39%)
	Charter amendment No. 2 Expand County Council to seven members beginning in 1998.
	Yes	84,472	(45%)
	No	104,633	(55%)
	Charter amendment No. 3 Establish independent office of performance auditing within auditor's office.
	Yes	95,765	(52%)
	No	90,194	(49%)
	Charter amendment No. 4 Require signatures of 100 registered voters before a referendum petition may suspend implementation of a new county law.
	Yes	116,027	(62%)
	No	70,663	(38%)
	Charter amendment No. 5 Require county council to annually adopt balanced 6-year capital improvement budget.
	Yes	121,628	(68%)
	No	57,558	(32%)
	Charter amendment No. 6 Require county council to set guidelines for collective bargaining and approve all final agreements.
	Yes	111,814	(63%)
	No	64,842	(37%)
	Charter amendment No. 7 Add statement that county will not discriminate against anyone because of race, creed, color, sex, age or handicap.
	Yes	124,779	(65%)
	No	66,500	(35%)
	Charter amendment No. 8 Add clarifications and technical corrections.
	Yes	82,818	(49%)
	No	84,686	(51%)

	BRIER
	Proposition 1 Shall city impose an additional 10 cent emergency medical services tax?
	Yes	1,970	(69%)
	No	898	(31%)

	DARRINGTON
	Proposition 1 Ten-year, $135,000 general obligation bond for new fire truck.
	Yes	262	(60%)
	No	174	(40%)

	EVERETT
	Eastmont Annexation Shall area known as Eastmont be annexed to Everett?
	Yes	790	(47%)
	No	890	(53%)
	Charter amendment No. 1 Require review of city charter at least once every 10 years.
	Yes	20,227	(80%)
	No	5,083	(20%)
	Charter amendment No. 2 Establish citizens' commission that will meet every two years to set elected officials' salaries.
	Yes	19,797	(78%)
	No	5,594	(22%)
	Charter amendment No. 3 Allow city to charge fee for civil service examinations.
	Yes	11,266	(45%)
	No	13,504	(55%)
	Charter amendment No. 4 Simplify section regarding advertising for bids on contracts to only require compliance with applicable laws.
	Yes	17,590	(73%)
	No	6,578	(27%)
	Charter amendment No. 5 Permit city to sell real property privately if initial public offering results in no acceptable bids; require that no real property be sold for less than 90 percent of appraised value; require vote of a council majority plus one before sale of city personal property.
	Yes	16,673	(68%)
	No	7,841	(32%)
	Charter amendment No. 6 Allow 6-year terms for advisory board members to be shorter; provide separate process for approving elected neighborhood representatives to advisory boards.
	Yes	19,706	(81%)
	No	4,529	(19%)
	Charter amendment No. 7 Revise process for appointing a council member as interim mayor and the responsibilities of interim mayor during absence of the mayor.
	Yes	17,064	(72%)
	No	6,803	(29%)
	Charter amendment No. 8 Allow revised guidelines for signing contracts and other city documents.
	Yes	12,803	(55%)
	No	10,538	(45%)
	Charter amendment No. 9 Delete requirement for candidates for city elective offices to file campaign filing reports with city clerk because such filing is required by state law.
	Yes	13,877	(58%)
	No	9,979	(42%)
	Charter amendment No. 10 Delete section on establishment of a Board of Adjustment, permit city council to establish or dissolve a Board of Adjustment by ordinance.
	Yes	8,777	(39%)
	No	13,551	(61%)
	Charter amendment No. 11 Require only a summary of ordinances to be read at council meetings and published in the newspaper, with the complete text available upon request; shorten time between introduction and final passage of ordinances from a full week to six days; clarify language on emergency ordinances.
	Yes	16,226	(69%)
	No	7,286	(31%)
	Charter amendment No. 12 Allow for electronic transfer of funds; require mayor to countersign checks or approve electronic transfer of funds greater than $1,000.
	Yes	17,904	(75%)
	No	6,102	(25%)
	Charter amendment No. 13 Change job titles to Director of Parks and Recreation and Library Director and list only Chief Administrative Assistant, City Attorney, City Clerk, Chief of Police and Fire Chief as appointive officers.
	Yes	16,010	(67%)
	No	8,023	(33%)

	MARYSVILLE
	Proposition 1 Twenty-year, $3.2 million general obligation bond measure for regional multi-use outdoor athletic and recreational facility.
	Yes	3,524	(50%)
	No	3,487	(50%)

	MUKILTEO
	Sno-Isle Regional Library Prop. 1 Shall Mukilteo be annexed to the Sno-Isle Regional Library District?
	Yes	4,682	(67%)
	No	2,357	(33%)
	Sno-Isle Regional Library Prop. 2 To build and furnish public library, shall city increase the annual regular property tax levy by not more than 30 cents per $1,000 assessed valuation each year from 1996 through 2004 for collection in 1997 through 2005?
	Yes	4,106	(57%)
	No	3,050	(43%)

	MONROE
	Proposition 1 Twenty-year, $2.1 million general obligation bonds to construct and equip community/athletic stadium complex with related facilities.
	Yes	5,050	(50%)
	No	4,997	(50%)
	Proposition 2 Twenty-year, $1.9 million general obligation bonds to construct and equip community swimming pool.
	Yes	5,431	(54%)
	No	4,634	(46%)
	Proposition 3 Twenty-year, $1.5 million general obligation bonds to renovate Wagner Memorial Auditorium.
	Yes	4,799	(48%)
	No	5,219	(52%)

	FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS
	District No. 1 Property tax levy of 27 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation for emergency medical care and services.
	Yes	14,485	(66%)
	No	7,413	(34%)
	District No. 15 Ten-year, $200,000 general obligation bonds to purchase rescue/pumper truck and other firefighting equipment.
	Yes	1,127	(76%)
	No	362	(24%)