Yes, there was an election yesterday. It was for a seat on the five-member King Conservation District which oversees land use in rural King County.
The candidate favored by lefty greens at the Sierra Club and King County Conservation Voters, Max Prinsen, won. By 282 votes.
That might sound like a squeaker, but just over 4,000 people voted. He got 1,772 votes (41 percent) out 4200. The conservative in the race, Mara Heiman, got 1,488 votes (35 percent). There were three other candidates.
Turnout was just over 50 percent higher than last year’s KCD election.
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Also known as the stupidest election around.
Why doesn't the King County Conservation District just dispense with the election altogether and just have KCCV & Sierra Club appoint people to fill vacancies? It would save $13,000 and be more honest.
Is there a point at which it becomes cheaper to get it onto a normal mail ballot?
For example, if the numbers keep climbing in future years and they need to print more ballots, hire more people to run it, and open more locations to handle the demand?