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