Why is King County losing taxpayer cash on a single-item particular election that might simply have been added to final November’s poll? On April 22, King County held a particular election mail-in poll for a single merchandise, in search of renewal funding for a fingerprint identification system. The county has identified since 2018 that the levy would expire on the finish of 2024. If accredited, it’d elevate $27 million per yr. With out judging the advantage of the measure, I’m astounded that King County should conduct a particular election costing $4.6 million for a poll measure that the county might simply have scheduled for final November.
Andrew M. Kenefick, Seattle
