Ballot Measure November 4, 2008

On December 4, 2007,  Council adopted Ordinance 2007-069, forwarding a proposed Charter amendment regarding election of councilmembers to the ballot. The amendment was approved by voters on November 4, 2008. 

Charter after 2008 Amendment

Amendment Number 
Amendment Text 
Vote Totals 
Outcome 
Amendment 1 Shall section 2.13 of the Whatcom County Charter be amended to provide that, following the primary election, the top two candidates from each council district shall be forwarded to the general election ballot to be elected by majority vote of the registered voters of Whatcom County? 
Yes 48,275 (53.75%)
No 41,544 (46.25%) 		Passed 

Charter After Amendments

Copy of charter after the approved amendments in that year (and as documented below) were incorporated

Refer to the History and Proposed Amendments by Date for more information on each revision date.

Strike Version

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Proposed Amendments

List of the proposed amendments with a notation of whether that amendment was passed or not, and including vote counts if available

Ordinances Resolutions and Memos

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Ballots and Election Results

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