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Saturday, November 10, 2012

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Yes on 1240 Declares Victory

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Yes on 1240 Declares Victory:


Yes on 1240 Declares Victory

Update at 4:40 pm:  I still think the trend is not enough to say No to 1240 but it will end up being as close as it can be.  At this time the Yes has dropped to 50.78% and No is at 49.22%, a difference of 1.56% and less than 42K.  

From their press release:

After comprehensively reviewing ballot returns to date, The YES on 1240
Coalition announced today that Initiative 1240, the Washington Public Charter Schools
Initiative, will be approved by a majority of Washington voters. With over 2.6 million votes
counted, Initiative 1240 is leading with 51% of the vote.  


According to Washington state law, election results will be officially certified and Initiative 1240
will take effect on December 6th.  The initiative calls for members of the Washington State