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These measures on WA ballots could shake up local government

States Newsroom · October 26, 2026

Voters may evict the sheriff from office in Pierce County, make Snohomish County Council seats nonpartisan and bar residents from serving on the Everett City Council and in the Legislature, even though the Washington state Constitution allows it. These are among the slew of significant and controversial changes for…

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These measures on WA ballots could shake up local government

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