King County, Washington, Charter Amendment 2, Remove County Restriction on Real Property Sale for Affordable Housing (November 2020)
| King County Charter Amendment 2 | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Local housing and Local charter amendments | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
King County Charter Amendment 2, a charter amendment to remove the fair market value restriction on real property sales by the county for affordable housing, is on the ballot as a referral in King County on November 3, 2020.
A "yes" vote supported amending the county charter to remove a restriction on the county's authority to transfer, sell, or lease real property for less than fair market value when used for affordable housing. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the county charter, thus maintaining the restriction on county authority to transfer, sell, or lease real property for less than fair market value. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Charter Amendment 2.
Election results
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King County Charter Amendment 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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775,382 | 68.75% | ||
| No | 352,472 | 31.25% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Charter Amendment 2 was as follows:
| “ | Shall Section 230.10.10 of the King County charter be amended to remove a charter restriction on the county's authority to transfer, lease or sell real property for less than fair market value when the property will be used for affordable housing?
Yes No | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
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King County Charter Section 230.10.10 concerns the countywide metropolitan functions of wastewater treatment and transit that King County assumed when, in the mid-1990s, it merged with the Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle, then commonly referred to as "Metro.” Charter Section 230.10.10 requires that each metropolitan function be operated as a distinct functional unit and it requires that all revenues or properties held in funds for each metropolitan function be used only to benefit that metropolitan function. If adopted, Charter Amendment No. 2 would remove the charter restriction on the county's authority to transfer, lease, or sell real property held by metropolitan function funds at less than fair market value if conveyed for affordable housing purposes. State law and county code already allow the county to convey other county property for less than fair market value for this purpose. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Sponsors
The amendment was sponsored by King County councilmembers Rod Dembowski, Claudia Balducci, and Jeanne Kohl-Welles
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a unanimous vote of the King County Council on July 7, 2020.[1]
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