A recall election is a procedure by which,in certain polities,voters can remove an elected official from office through a referendum before that official's term of office has ended. Recalls appear in the constitution in ancient Athenian democracy. Even where they are legally available,recall elections are only commonly held in a small number of countries including Peru,Ecuador,and Japan. They are considered by groups such as ACE Electoral Knowledge Network the most rarely used form of direct democracy.
Seattle Central College is a public college in Seattle,Washington. With North Seattle College and South Seattle College,it is one of the three colleges that comprise the Seattle Colleges District. The college has a substantial international student population served by the International Education Programs division as well as many immigrant and refugee students taking ESL courses through the Basic and Transitional Studies division. Seattle Central College also encompasses the Wood Construction Center and Seattle Maritime Academy,which are on separate campuses to house the very specific tools and workspaces needed.
Timothy Donald Eyman is an American anti-tax activist and businessman.
The Mayor of Seattle is the head of the executive branch of the city government of Seattle,Washington. The mayor is authorized by the city charter to enforce laws enacted by the Seattle City Council,as well as direct subordinate officers in city departments.
The Seattle City Council is the legislative body of the city of Seattle,Washington. The Council consists of nine members serving four-year terms,seven of which are elected by electoral districts and two of which are elected in citywide at-large positions;all elections are non-partisan. It has the sole responsibility of approving the city's budget,and develops laws and policies intended to promote the health and safety of Seattle's residents. The Council passes all legislation related to the city's police,firefighting,parks,libraries,and electricity,water supply,solid waste,and drainage utilities. (The mayor of Seattle is not considered part of council.)
Socialist Alternative is a Trotskyist political party in the United States. It describes itself as a Marxist organization,and a revolutionary party fighting for a democratic socialist economy. Unlike reformist progressive groups,it argues that capitalism is fundamentally incapable of serving the interests of the majority of people.
Charlie Chong was a populist Seattle political figure and activist on behalf of the Pike Place Market and against the marginalization of West Seattle.
Sanford "Sandy" Brown is a travel writer,tour guide,and United Methodist minister from the Seattle,Washington area. He has been a leader in advocacy against homelessness and gun violence and in favor of marriage equality.
Stephen James Kahn is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Kahn was drafted in the fifth round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft by the Seattle Mariners. Kahn attended Servite High School and then Loyola Marymount University prior to being drafted. He was signed by scouts Greg Whitworth,Dennis Gonsalves and Phil Pote.
Michael McGinn is an American lawyer and politician. He served as mayor of the city of Seattle,Washington,and is a neighborhood activist and a former State Chair of the Sierra Club.
Michael J. O'Brien is an American politician and former member of the Seattle City Council who represented District 6 in northwest Seattle. He was first elected in 2009 to a different,city-wide council seat. He was the leading proponent of the opt-out list for the Yellow Pages. He was the only opponent of the proposed deep bore tunnel under downtown Seattle on the city council. He was chair of the local chapter of the Sierra Club before running for office. In this capacity,he was one of the leading opponents of the 2007 Roads and Transit ballot measure.
Fuse Washington is a progressive advocacy organization in Washington state. It is a member of the ProgressNow network. Fuse,a 501(c)(4) organization,along with its sister organization the Fuse Innovation Fund,a 501(c)(3) organization,claims to be the state's largest progressive organization because of its email list of more than 100,000 people.
Kshama Sawant is an Indian-American politician and economist who has served on the Seattle City Council since 2014. She is a member of Socialist Alternative,the first and only member of the party to date to be elected to public office.
Laurette T. Koellner is an American business executive,the former president of Boeing International.
Gender Justice League (GJL) is an advocacy group for transgender,genderqueer,nonbinary,and gender non-conforming individuals in Washington State in the United States. The group advocates for transgender legal,political,and medical rights as well as participating in protests,awareness raising,and fundraising events.
The Seattle head tax,officially the employee hours tax (EHT),was a proposed head tax to be levied on large employers in Seattle,Washington,United States. The head tax was proposed in 2017 to fund homeless services and outreach and was set at a rate of $275 annually per employee,with hopes of raising up to $50 million annually.
Tammy Janine Morales is an American politician from Seattle,Washington. She was elected to represent District 2 on the Seattle City Council in November 2019.
The 2021 Seattle City Council 3rd district recall election was held on December 7,2021. Kshama Sawant,a member of the Seattle City Council from the 3rd district,defeated an attempt to recall her. This was the first recall election held in Seattle since the one held against Mayor Wesley C. Uhlman in 1975,and the first for a city councilor in the city's history.
The 2021 Seattle City Council election were held on November 2,2021. Two seats of the nine-member Seattle City Council were up for election.
