Snohomish County Proposition No. 3 - Converting All Elected County Offices to Non-partisan Offices
November 3, 2026 · Snohomish County, Washington · County
How do we calculate vote impact?
Vote impact = representation (how much weight one vote carries here, the smaller the district's population, the higher the representation) + decisiveness (how likely this race is to be close, based on past results and number of candidates).
Representation: Low · 14 out of 100
This district is large for its type, so each vote is a smaller slice of the outcome. About 844,430 people live here.
score = 100 × ln(largest population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(largest ÷ smallest), rounded to 2 decimals = 100 × ln(2,287,171 ÷ 844,430) ÷ ln(2,287,171 ÷ 2,353) = 14.48, comparing counties in WA (grades: 66+ high, 33+ average, otherwise low)
Ballot measure: +1 step
Your vote sets the policy directly, so the rating gets a one-step boost.
Low representation + a ballot-measure boost → Average vote impact.
Ballot Measure
Anti-Corruption (for), Election Integrity (for)
Amends the county charter so every elected county office is nonpartisan and candidates appear without party designations. It also removes party-central-committee nomination language for vacancies and phases the change in for County Executive and Council seats beginning in 2027 or 2029 and for Prosecuting Attorney in 2030.
A YES vote means
A yes vote converts all elected county offices to nonpartisan status on the stated transition schedule and lets the County Council fill vacancies without a party committee's three-person list.
A NO vote means
A no vote keeps the existing charter's mix of partisan and nonpartisan county offices and retains the current party-based vacancy process where applicable.
Read the official measure text
Source: snohomishcountywa.gov
Source: snohomishcountywa.gov
Election sources
Source: snohomishcountywa.gov
Source: snohomishcountywa.gov
Source: snohomishcountywa.gov