Shoreline School levy passing with nearly 60 percent ‘yes’ vote

By Evan Smith

The Shoreline School levy on the Nov. 8 general-election ballot was passing with a nearly 60 percent “yes” vote in election returns released Thursday.

Prior to 2007, the levy would have needed a 60 percent approval rate to pass, but a State constitutional amendment passed that year reduced the requirement to a simple majority.

The returns came from about 69 percent of the expected final number of voters, King County has tabulated ballots from 36.07 percent of registered voters, compared to an expected final countywide turnout of 52 percent.

More than 5 percent of the ballots counted in the School District – from 879 voters -- left the levy proposition blank while voting on other issues and candidates on their ballots.

Shoreline School District Proposition 1 was a supplemental levy to keep class sizes low after the Legislature cut State support for schools in its 2011 session.

The County elections office was closed Friday for the Veterans Day holiday, Officials plan to release an updated count Monday afternoon.

Proposition No. 1 Supplemental Levy to Support Class Size

YES

8961

59.69%

NO

6051

40.31%

Total Votes                                                                                   15,012

Blank Ballots (for this issue)                                                             839

Total Ballots                                                                                 15,851