List of Washington local ballot measures
This page provides an overview of local ballot measure elections in Washington.
In 2026, Ballotpedia is covering local ballot measures that appear on the ballot for voters within the 100 largest cities in the U.S., within state capitals, and throughout California and Virginia. In Washington, this includes Olympia, Seattle, and Spokane. Ballotpedia is also covering electoral system-related ballot measures, like ranked-choice voting, outside of the largest cities.
Click here to access a list of statewide ballot measures in Washington.
Lists of local ballot measures
By year
Select a year below to view a list of local ballot measures in Washington that were covered by Ballotpedia that year.
By county
Select a county below to see a list of local ballot measures covered by Ballotpedia in that county.
Laws governing local ballot measures
Laws governing local ballot measures in Washington
- The availability of initiative varies depending on the classification, form of government, and home rule status of a town, city, or county.
- General law counties do not have initiative authority, except to petition to adopt a charter. The six home rule charter counties do have authority, and all six have adopted an initiative process.
- First class charter cities have a mandated initiative process for charter amendments.
- Second class cities and towns do not have authority to adopt initiative.
- Code cities have authority to permit initiative. If a code city exercises that authority, the initiative process is set by state statute.
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