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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
Edmonds Ballot Measures
Depending on where you live, you may have the following city races on your ballot.
We all benefit when our first responders have stable funding and are available in every community. Edmonds Proposition 1 would bring the city's emergency service needs under the purview of the South Snohomish County Fire & Rescue Regional Fire Authority, or South County Fire (SCF).
Currently, the City of Edmonds has a paid contract with SCF to provide emergency services, which expires in December. Rather than pursue a new contract, the Edmonds City Council decided that it would be more cost-effective to join SCF. If passed, Proposition 1 would maintain the existing source of emergency services and create stable funding for much-needed emergency response in the city. The Edmonds City Council believes that an annexation plan, rather than a contract extension, is the cheapest and most sustainable option for city residents to access life-saving crisis response.
Vote Yes on City of Edmonds Proposition 1 to create a stable funding source for the emergency services we all rely on.
Last updated: 2025-03-31
We all benefit when our first responders have stable funding and are available in every community. Edmonds Proposition 1 would bring the city's emergency service needs under the purview of the South Snohomish County Fire & Rescue Regional Fire Authority, or South County Fire (SCF).
Currently, the City of Edmonds has a paid contract with SCF to provide emergency services, which expires in December. Rather than pursue a new contract, the Edmonds City Council decided that it would be more cost-effective to join SCF. If passed, Proposition 1 would maintain the existing source of emergency services and create stable funding for much-needed emergency response in the city. The Edmonds City Council believes that an annexation plan, rather than a contract extension, is the cheapest and most sustainable option for city residents to access life-saving crisis response.
Vote Yes on City of Edmonds Proposition 1 to create a stable funding source for the emergency services we all rely on.
Last updated: 2025-03-31