The wording on this two-part ballot question sounds technical and confusing, so let’s just start by stating its meaning plainly. Question 1 essentially asks whether you think Seattle should change the way it votes in primary elections at all. Question 2 refers to two different voting systems–approval voting (AV) and ranked-choice voting (RCV)–and asks which system you think we choose, regardless of whether you think we should change it up at all. 

After much deliberation and many annoying manifestos sent via Slack, we recommend you vote No on the first question and Proposition 1B on the second question.

 

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