A First Hill McDonald’s worker who walked out for a one-day strike against fast food chains earlier this spring (Image: CHS)

Like Goldy’s been saying…

Of course, this result had been a foregone conclusion for more than a week. Of more interest is that KCE subtracted 100 signatures from the final total as legally “withdrawn.” I’m not sure I’ve ever seen this before. Kudos to Working Washington for setting new precedent in the battle against blatantly dishonest signature drives.

Seattle’s $15/hour minimum wage plan will not be challenged on the ballot this November:

Today King County Elections issued a letter of insufficiency to the City of Seattle for both Referendum Measure Nos. 2 and 3. There were not enough valid signatures for a measure to be placed on the ballot. Both measures related to putting Seattle’s new $15 minimum wage law to a vote.

Final numbers:

Referendum No. 2 (Save Our Choice)

Number of signatures required	16,510
Number of signatures submitted and checked	568
Number of valid signatures	455

 

Referendum No. 3 (Forward Seattle)

Number of signatures required	16,510
Number of signatures submitted and checked	18,929
Number of valid signatures	14,818

CHS reported here on Capitol Hill food and drink business owners who supported Forward Seattle.