Drafter
Clerk 04/30/2026
Title
AN ORDINANCE relating to the department of elections structure and division responsibilities; and amending Ordinance 17994, Section 1, and K.C.C. 2.16.135.
Body
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. The King County department of elections was established as a department overseen by a separately elected director of elections by citizen initiative, Initiative 25, in 2008.
B. The mission of the department of elections is to conduct accurate, secure, and accessible elections.
C. In order to accomplish the stated mission, the department would benefit from an organizational structure that defines specific divisions like other departments and agencies.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 17994, Section 1, and K.C.C. 2.16.135 are hereby amended as follows:
A. The department of elections, as identified in Section 350.20.50 of the King County Charter, shall be managed by the county director of elections who shall perform the duties specified by general law. The department shall consist of the information technology division, the elections operations division, the elections services division, and the external relations and administration division.
B. The department of elections is responsible for:
1. Coordinating and recording the registration of voters in the county;
2. Conducting all special and general elections held in the county;
3. Creating and printing the King County ((voter's)) voters' pamphlet;
4. Maintaining and being the official repository of political boundary maps, geographic information systems data and of the King County copies of campaign financial disclosure forms; and
5. Administering other public and nonpublic elections, as required by state law and county code and administrative rules.
C. The director may delegate powers and duties in performing the functions in subsection B. of this section to a deputy director.
D. The deputy director of the department of electi...
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