Vote YES on King County Charter Change Amendment No. 2
King County Charter Change Amendment No. 2 will be on the November ballot.
The measure strengthens the anti-discrimination section of the King County Charter by adding sexual orientation, gender identity and expression and disability to the list of classes already enumerated in the charter.
King Charter Change Amendment 2 has already been endorsed by the following groups:
Stonewall Democrats
Equality Federation
GSBA
Northwest Women's Law Center
Planned Parenthood Votes Washington
Pride Foundation
SEIU Healthcare 775NW
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund
The National Council of Jewish Women Seattle Section
North Sound Law
Ingersoll Gender Center
Representative Jamie Pederson
Senator Joe McDermott
King County Democratic Central
11th Legislative District Democratic Organization
43rd Legislative District Democratic Organization
41st Legislative District Democratic Organization
36th Legislative District Democratic Organization
34th Legislative District Democratic Organization
Human Rights Campaign
More are signing on every day!
Here’s what to look for on the ballot:
King County Charter Amendment NO. 2
Prohibiting Discrimination
Shall Section 840 of the King County Charter be amended to add disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression to the prohibited grounds for discrimination in county employment and county contracting, and to the limit the prohibition against discrimination in county contracting to contracts with nongovernmental entities, as provided in Ordinance No. 6204?
The measure will simply add disability, sexual orientation and gender identity and expression to the anti-discrimination section of the King County Charter. This charter change will reflect our county's values of anti-discrimination. The Charter change does not place new obligations on employers or contractors, but simply elevates the prohibition on discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression and disability to charter status joining other classes such as race and religion.
The Charter Change makes clear to employers and contractors doing business with the state that discrimination is not permissible. Presently employers and contractors must dig deep into definitional sections of King County ordinance to find out that discrimination is prohibited on the basis of gender identity and expression.
Encourage family, friends, and coworkers to vote down the ballot and vote YES on King County Charter Change Amendment No. 2. Many people fail to fill out their whole ballot and miss important measures like this.
Equal Rights Washington (ERW) works to ensure and promote dignity, safety, and equality for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Washingtonians.
