Everett voters approved all five city charter amendments by margins of at least 79%, unofficial results showed as of Nov. 5.

The changes, developed by a 15-member charter review committee and placed on the ballot by the Everett City Council, touch candidate eligibility, council meeting requirements, city hiring rules, the initiative process and public notices. The strongest support went to Proposition 261, which earned 92.9% approval, according to results reported by The Daily Herald.

That measure would require mayoral and city council candidates to have lived in Everett and been registered voters for at least one year before the end of filing week. It would also bar the mayor and council members from holding any other elected office at the same time.

Mayor Cassie Franklin said in a statement that voters "said yes to good governance in Everett by overwhelming majorities," according to the Herald.

What each Everett measure does

Proposition 262 (87.6% yes) would reduce the minimum number of city council meetings from 48 to 36 per year.

Proposition 263 (90.1% yes) would limit civil service commission oversight of hiring to police and firefighter positions, matching state law. The commission now oversees all hiring and promotions listed in the charter.

Proposition 264 (79.8% yes) would change the initiative signature threshold to 10% of votes cast in the last mayoral election, roughly 2,200 signatures. The old standard was 5% of votes cast in the last general election. It would also lower the referendum signature requirement and add a 10-day window to fix invalid signatures.

Proposition 265 (83.8% yes) would let the city publish public notices on its website. State law still requires cities to publish ordinance notices and hearing agendas in newspapers.

County charter: three pass, two fail

Snohomish County voters split on five county charter amendments, the Herald reported. The county's Charter Review Commission, elected once every 10 years, considered 25 proposals and sent five to the ballot.

Proposition 4, requiring a searchable online portal for county financial data, drew the widest support at 64.5% yes.

Proposition 5, requiring a four-fifths supermajority County Council vote to raise taxes, held a narrower lead at 53.1% yes.

Proposition 2, prioritizing funding for budget stabilization reserves, was barely ahead at 51.8% yes.

Proposition 3, which would have made the County Council, county executive and prosecuting attorney races nonpartisan, failed decisively. About 70% of voters rejected it.

Proposition 1, establishing a foundational government services budgeting policy, was also failing at roughly 53.6% no, according to Everett Post and My Everett News tallies.

Local legislative races

All three 38th Legislative District incumbents, who represent Everett, held commanding leads. Sen. June Robinson led with 66%, Rep. Julio Cortes with 67% and Rep. Mary Fosse ran unopposed at 93%, as we reported Nov. 5.

U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen led his 2nd Congressional District race with about 71% of the Snohomish County vote.

What's next

Voter turnout in Snohomish County stood at nearly 54% as of Nov. 5, according to My Edmonds News. Ballot counting will continue, with the next results update expected at 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6. The Snohomish County Canvassing Board is scheduled to certify results on Nov. 24. Residents can track updated tallies on the Snohomish County elections website.