City of Everett Proposition 263 - Charter Amendment, Section 8.3
Everett city, Washington
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.
Representation: High · 69 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 111,845 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(7,816,116 ÷ 111,845) ÷ ln(50,000) = 69.63, measured against a statewide vote in WA (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
High representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: High.
Ballot Measure
Supports: Government Efficiency
Proposition 263 would amend Everett Charter Section 8.3 so the Civil Service Commission's classification and hiring-examination responsibilities are stated as those required by Washington's civil-service laws for firefighters and police, including successor statutes. Obsolete detailed charter language would be removed.
Read the official ballot measure
A YES vote means
The charter would tie the commission's classification and hiring-examination duties explicitly to applicable state law.
A NO vote means
The existing detailed charter description of the commission's powers would remain.
Sources: snohomishcountywa.gov2