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Welcome to the Fuse Progressive Voters Guide to the 2025 February election! Since 2008, we've compiled information about candidates and ballot measures that allows you to make informed decisions about the races on your ballot, based on your values. You can learn about our partners and decision-making process here. Please share this guide with your friends and family and vote by April 22!
King County Ballot Measures
Depending on where you live, you may have one of the below ballot measures on your ballot.
Law enforcement agencies across King County rely on the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) to prevent wrongful convictions and keep our criminal justice system running efficiently. If passed, King County Measure 1 would once again renew funding for the regional AFIS system levy for seven years.
Last approved in 2018, the levy would renew funding for AFIS at a lower rate – $0.0275 per $1,000 in assessed property value – than the existing levy. The levy renewal is estimated to cost the owner of a $845,000 home approximately $23 in its first year, raising its low rate by 1% annually for the following six years it is in effect.
AFIS is an enhanced forensic fingerprint and palmprint tool for both identification and exoneration. It ensures that the administration of justice in our county is using the most up-to-date and accurate technology available. AFIS has responded to more than 5,000 crime scenes and processed nearly 26,000 items of evidence in the past two years alone. The system holds nearly 3 million identification records that expedite the justice process and allow for better use of other tax-funded forensic resources.
AFIS has been an asset to victims, defendants, and the community since 1986. Vote Yes to renew funding for this important technology that keeps our communities safe.
Last updated: 2025-03-31
Law enforcement agencies across King County rely on the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) to prevent wrongful convictions and keep our criminal justice system running efficiently. If passed, King County Measure 1 would once again renew funding for the regional AFIS system levy for seven years.
Last approved in 2018, the levy would renew funding for AFIS at a lower rate – $0.0275 per $1,000 in assessed property value – than the existing levy. The levy renewal is estimated to cost the owner of a $845,000 home approximately $23 in its first year, raising its low rate by 1% annually for the following six years it is in effect.
AFIS is an enhanced forensic fingerprint and palmprint tool for both identification and exoneration. It ensures that the administration of justice in our county is using the most up-to-date and accurate technology available. AFIS has responded to more than 5,000 crime scenes and processed nearly 26,000 items of evidence in the past two years alone. The system holds nearly 3 million identification records that expedite the justice process and allow for better use of other tax-funded forensic resources.
AFIS has been an asset to victims, defendants, and the community since 1986. Vote Yes to renew funding for this important technology that keeps our communities safe.
Last updated: 2025-03-31
Other Ballot Measures
Woodinville Fire & Rescue Proposition 1 seeks to renew the funding for local emergency services. Since its introduction in 1989, the fire and rescue benefit charge has been renewed every 6 years, most recently in 2019.
Like its predecessors, Proposition 1 would account for 34% of the department's budget and maintain quality response time and service for constituents. Funding to cover these costs comes from a tax called a fire benefit charge – a tax that overlays general property taxes to take into account how some properties benefit from fire and EMS services more than others. This ensures that everyone pays their share so that our services can continue operating effectively. If the Benefit Charge is not renewed, the Woodinville Fire and Rescue Department's operating budget will have to be reduced, which could lead to a decreased quality of service to residents.
Vote YES to the Woodinville Fire & Rescue Proposition 1 to renew the ongoing Benefit Charge to ensure high-quality fire and rescue services.
Last updated: 2025-04-01
Woodinville Fire & Rescue Proposition 1 seeks to renew the funding for local emergency services. Since its introduction in 1989, the fire and rescue benefit charge has been renewed every 6 years, most recently in 2019.
Like its predecessors, Proposition 1 would account for 34% of the department's budget and maintain quality response time and service for constituents. Funding to cover these costs comes from a tax called a fire benefit charge – a tax that overlays general property taxes to take into account how some properties benefit from fire and EMS services more than others. This ensures that everyone pays their share so that our services can continue operating effectively. If the Benefit Charge is not renewed, the Woodinville Fire and Rescue Department's operating budget will have to be reduced, which could lead to a decreased quality of service to residents.
Vote YES to the Woodinville Fire & Rescue Proposition 1 to renew the ongoing Benefit Charge to ensure high-quality fire and rescue services.
Last updated: 2025-04-01