Compassion Seattle charter amendment says it has enough signatures to make November ballot
Organizers from the Compassion Seattle charter amendment say they have gathered enough signatures from Seattle voters to get the initiative on the November 2021 ballot.
The amendment was introduced in April with the goal of creating an additional 2,000 units of emergency or permanent housing and expanding behavioral health services for mental health and substance use disorder to address homelessness in the city.
The group got approval to start collecting signatures in late May, and canvassers from the group have been seen in Capitol Hill and Green Lake in recent weeks. The organizers said they received 64,155 signatures, nearly double the amount required to make it on the ballot.
"Collecting more than 60,000 signatures in less than a month during challenging circumstances sends a clear message," said Downtown Seattle Association President & CEO Jon Scholes in a news release on Thursday. "Seattle voters want a plan to get our homeless neighbors inside and on a path to stability."
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