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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2. King County Elections Terminal Date Letter July 6, 2023 Sent via email Jason Seth City Clerk, City Clerk Division City of Renton JSeth@Rentonwa.gov RE: Certification of Terminal Date for Petition – City of Renton Initiative Regarding Raising the Minimum Wage Dear Jason Seth: Effective Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at 9 a.m., King County Elections will begin the determination of sufficiency for the City of Renton Initiative Regarding Raising the Minimum Wage. Per RCW 35.21.005, the terminal date of July 11, 2023, is certified as the verification and canvass date for the petition. Any requests to either add additional petition pages or for petition signers to withdraw their signature must be submitted to the City Clerk of Renton prior to the terminal date. As prescribed by Renton Municipal Code, Title 1, Chapter 2, Section 1-2-2, a total of 8,913 valid signatures of City of Renton registered voters are needed to meet the sufficiency requirement of the law. The canvassing process will take place at the King County Elections office in Renton and may be observed by persons representing the advocates and opponents of the proposed petition. In order to prevent any undue delay or disruption to the canvassing process, King County Elections will limit the number of observers to a maximum two (2) observers on each side. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me directly or my staff. Sincerely, Julie Wise Director of Elections cc: Melissa McCain, Deputy City Clerk, City Clerk Division Janice Case, Deputy Director, King County Elections Jacob Lodge, Voter Services Manager, King County Elections