On April 1, an initiative was submitted to transform King County, Washington county elections into non-partisan elections. The initiative needs 52,817 signatures, and 80,000 were submitted, so it is very likely to qualify. If it does qualify, it will be on the August 19 primary ballot.

Currently, King County (the county that contains Seattle) and most other counties in Washington use partisan elections for county office. This initiative would provide for non-partisan elections for county office. The specific offices are King County Executive, Assessor, and County Council. Thanks to Steve Rankin for this news.