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AN ORDINANCE making a supplemental appropriation of $381,000 to elections; and amending the 2017-2018 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 18409, Section 35, as amended.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 18409, Section 35, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
ELECTIONS - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Elections $381,000
ER1 EXPENDITURE RESTRICTION:
Of this appropriation, $381,000 shall be expended or encumbered for:
A. Implementing prepaid postage on ballot-return envelopes for the August 2018 primary and November 2018 general elections; and
B. Evaluating the feasibility of providing King County registered voters the option of placing postage on ballot-return envelopes in order to save county resources. If the concept is feasible, the director of elections may implement the ballot-return envelope postage options for the August 2018 primary and November 2018 general elections.