The organizers behind Charter Amendment 29 — also known as “Compassion Seattle” — filed an emergency appeal on Tuesday to overturn a King County judge’s ruling that will keep that amendment off of the November ballot.
Following a lawsuit brought forward by the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness and the Transit Riders Union, King County Superior Court Judge Catherine Shaffer struck down the measure last week, saying that it would conflict with state law and was not within the scope of a ballot initiative.
At the time of the ruling, the organizers of the controversial charter amendment — which is backed by over one
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