The Feb. 11 special election posed two questions to voters: Should Seattle fund social housing, and if so, should the city impose a new business tax to do so or use money from the existing Jumpstart payroll tax?
Social housing advocates won by a wide margin. On the question of whether to fund social housing, 73% of voters said Yes vs. 27% No. On how to fund it, Proposition 1A (a new tax) beat Proposition 1B (existing taxes) 63% to 37%. The election results were certified on Feb. 21.
“We’re all astounded on our side. … we thought it might be close,” said Roberto Jiménez, CEO of the Seattle Social
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