Shoreline Special Election: Ballot Measure Close To Passing (UPDATE)

SHORELINE, WA - King County Elections began reporting results for the Shoreline special election late Tuesday night.

As of Wednesday evening, the ballot measure was passing with 73 percent approval. King County had counted just under 16,000 votes, and the measure needs exactly 16,002 votes (and 60 percent or more approval) to pass.

Check the election results here>>>

The special election was held to decide whether the school district should issue bonds for school construction projects. Here's the full text of the ballot measure:

"The Board of Directors of Shoreline School District No. 412 adopted Resolution No. 2016-19, concerning a proposition to enhance the learning environment and relieve overcrowding. This proposition would authorize the District to: rebuild Kellogg Middle School, Einstein Middle School and Parkwood Elementary School; build an Early Learning Center at the Children's Center Site that will house the District's mandatory Early Childhood Education program, as well as Shoreline Children's Center and Head Start programs; issue no more than $250,000,000 of general obligation bonds maturing within 20 years; and levy annual excess property taxes to repay the bonds, all as provided in Resolution No. 2016-19. "

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