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Seattle PI | Incumbents Clark, Godden win big; Velazquez, Harrell to face off | 8/21/2007

Both Velazquez and Harrell are former City Council aides; both are married, each with three children, and live in the Mount Baker neighborhood. Both were rated "very good" by the Municipal League of King County.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/328576_councilprimary22.html

Seattle Times | Earlier primary may cause drop in absentee voting | 8/19/2007

The Municipal League of King County, by contrast, found it easier to recruit volunteers to interview and rate candidates because interview committees trained and began their work before the Fourth of July, said league Chairman Bruce Carter.

There was a downside for the Municipal League, though. The only pre-primary candidates forum — a Medina luncheon during Seafair week — was canceled for lack of interest.

"I guess the opportunity to hear candidates doesn't compete very well with the Blue Angels," Carter said.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/election2007/2003843352_election19m.html

Seattle Times | Open City Council seat attracts five hopefuls in Seattle | 8/19/2007

The Municipal League of King County has rated Harrell and Velázquez "very good," Runte as "good," Manning as "adequate" and Feldman as "insufficient info."

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003838420_seattlecouncilthree16m.html

Seattle PI | Tough choices to make in wild August primary | 08/16/2007

He received an evaluation of "Good" from the Municipal League of King County. University of Washington administrator Gael Tarleton and Burien City Councilman Jack Block Jr., received the much higher rating of "Outstanding." A fourth candidate, businessman Thom McCann, also got a "Good."

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/connelly/327965_joel17.html

Seattle Times | Election 2007 | Godden faces 3 challengers | 8/13/2007

The Municipal League of King County rated Szwaja "good," like Godden. The league rated Briel "adequate 2" and Sondheim "adequate."

http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=seattlecouncilone13m&date=20070813&query=Municipal+League

Seattle Times | Goodspaceguy Nelson challenges Constantine in race for District 8 | 8/12/2007

The Municipal League of King County has rated Constantine "outstanding" and Nelson "not qualified."

http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=kingcouncileight12m&date=20070812&query=Municipal+League

Seattle Times | Write-in has Dems' backing in race for King County Council seat | 8/12/2007

Pope, a Bellevue attorney, was rated "not qualified" by the Municipal League of King County. Larssen, as a write-in, wasn't rated; Hague was ranked "outstanding."

In Pope's most successful campaign to date, last year's race for a King County District Court judgeship, the King County Bar Association joined the Municipal League in rating Pope "not qualified."

http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=kingcouncilsix12m&date=20070812&query=Municipal+League

Election 2007 | Sammamish race targets growth | 8/11/2007

The Municipal League of King County, which evaluates candidates, rated James "good" and Whitten and Nazarino "adequate."

http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=sammprimary11e&date=20070811&query=Municipal+League

Seattle PI | Democrats vie for prosecutor's seat | 8/10/2007

The King County Municipal League rated Sherman "outstanding" and Scully "very good."

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/327221_prosecutor11.html

Seattle Times | 3 focus on taxes, leadership in race for Redmond mayor | 8/10/2007

The Municipal League rated Marchione and Plackett "outstanding" while Robinson received a rating of "good."

http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=redprimary10e&date=20070810&query=Municipal+League

Seattle Times | Election 2007 | Port challengers say incumbent isn't really a reformer | 8/10/2007

One other candidate is seeking the commission's Position 5 seat: Catherine J. Perkins, who has not attended candidate forums, nor returned phone calls and e-mail, and doesn't have an active campaign, according to the Municipal League of King County.

The Municipal League rated Symms "adequate." It rated Bryant "very good" and Fisken "outstanding."

http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=portseatfive07m&date=20070807&query=Municipal+League

Seattle Times | Election 2007 | Port challengers point fingers | 8/06/2007

The Municipal League of King County rated Lee and Nguyen "not qualified" for the commission.

The league rated Block and Tarleton "outstanding," and Edwards and McCann "good."

http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=portseattwo06m&date=20070806&query=Municipal+League

Seattle PI | Political gadfly Pope sneaks into council race as Democrat | 8/06/2007

The Municipal League of King County likewise rated Pope "not qualified" last year, as it did again this year and usually has in the past. Pope dismisses its ratings as "a complete farce."

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/326476_pope06.html

Seattle Times | Race for King County prosecutor is competitive | 8/05/2004

The Municipal League of King County ranks Sherman as "outstanding" and Scully as "very good." Satterberg, the Republican, was rated "outstanding."

http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=prosecutor05m&date=20070805&query=Municipal+League

Stranger SLOG | Municipal League Endorsements | 7/31/2007

The Muni League may not be as influential as it once was, but a significant number of Seattle voters still take them very seriously.

http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/muni_league_ratings

Seattle Times | Fairwood incorporation: wrong place, wrong time | 5/13/2007

Later, the Municipal League of King County arrived at the same conclusion. The League's board and the ballot committees, each with a two-thirds vote, opposed the ballot measure to incorporate. Citing a "weak tax base," the board concluded that "the new city would struggle to provide the higher level of public services its residents would likely expect from a city."

http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=seop13&date=20070513&query=Municipal+League

Seattle PI | Muni League keeps the lights on | 5/07/207

With recent confirmation of its last member, an independent citizens advisory board of experts to oversee Seattle City Light was finally re-established after a hiatus of more than a year. The former advisory board had provided the roadmap for City Light's recovery from the disastrous West Coast energy crisis of 2001 and helped to forge a working consensus between the mayor and the City Council to implement that road map …

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/314713_citylight08.html

Stranger | Setting the Standard | 5/02/2007

Erica C. Barnett won the Government News Reporting of the Year award from the Municipal League of King County, the 97-year-old local good-government group.

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=213628

Seattle Times | Viaduct? Tunnel? Voters say no and no | 3/14/2007

The Municipal League of King County urged voters to send in blank ballots as a protest, arguing more options should be considered, including other tunnel variations, the surface option or repair of the existing viaduct. Election officials said Tuesday they were not sure how many blank ballots had been received.

http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=viaductelex14m&date=20070314&query=Municipal+League

Seattle Times | A botched viaduct vote is better than none at all | 3/07/2007

The Municipal League says the vote is premature and the process botched, and advises us to mail in our ballots blank — which is supposed to send a different message than throwing them into the wastebasket.

http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=rams07&date=20070307&query=Municipal+League

Seattle Times | Cast a blank viaduct ballot | 3/05/2007
Guest Colum Bruce Carter

The Municipal League of King County has concluded that the March 13 advisory ballot asking voters to select between two Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement options has no practical significance. For the first time in our almost 100-year history, we are urging voters to cast a blank ballot

http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=munileague05&date=20070305&query=Municipal+League