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		<title>SB 5723 - Even-numbered year elections</title>
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		<description>Updates about SB 5723</description>
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			<title>Advocacy - Northwest Progressive Institute</title>
			<description>News article "Advocacy - Northwest Progressive Institute" from Northwest Progressive Institute.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2016 20:49:29 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Voters Want Fewer Elections: Here’s How to Do That - Sightline Institute</title>
			<description>News article "Voters Want Fewer Elections: Here’s How to Do That - Sightline Institute" from Sightline Institute.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 15:00:56 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>First reading, referred to State Government &amp; Elections.</title>
			<description>First reading, referred to State Government &amp; Elections.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👎Tim Eyman - Asian Counseling and Referral Service</title>
			<description>Tim Eyman signed up to testify Con.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 06:16:35 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👍💵Anna Fahey - Sightline Institute</title>
			<description>Anna Fahey signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/sightline_institute/"&gt;Sightline Institute&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 07:53:45 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👍Kathy Sakahara - Northwest Progressive Institute</title>
			<description>Kathy Sakahara signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/northwest_progressive_institute/"&gt;Northwest Progressive Institute&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 07:53:45 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>👍Zoltan Hajnal - Northwest Progressive Institute</title>
			<description>Zoltan Hajnal signed up to testify Pro.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 07:53:45 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Chris Roberts - Councilmember, City of Shoreline</title>
			<description>Chris Roberts signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Councilmember, City of Shoreline.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 09:22:02 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Kenia Peregrino - Washington for Equitable Representation</title>
			<description>Kenia Peregrino signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Washington for Equitable Representation.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 09:22:02 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin - Councilmember, City of Port Angeles</title>
			<description>Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Councilmember, City of Port Angeles.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 09:22:02 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>testifier</category>
			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍💵Jazmine Smith - The Washington Bus</title>
			<description>Jazmine Smith signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent &lt;a href="https://wa-law.org/org/the_washington_bus/"&gt;The Washington Bus&lt;/a&gt;. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 09:53:49 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>Hey, Olympia! If You Let Them, Cities Could Double Turnout in Local Elections - Sightline Institute</title>
			<description>News article "Hey, Olympia! If You Let Them, Cities Could Double Turnout in Local Elections - Sightline Institute" from Sightline Institute.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 15:00:49 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Hey, Olympia! If You Let Them, Cities Could Double Turnout in Local Elections - Sightline Institute</title>
			<description>News article "Hey, Olympia! If You Let Them, Cities Could Double Turnout in Local Elections - Sightline Institute" from Sightline Institute.</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 15:00:49 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>👎Judge Kevin Ringus - District &amp; Municipal Court Judges Association</title>
			<description>Judge Kevin Ringus signed up to testify Con. They are signed up to represent District &amp; Municipal Court Judges Association.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2023 03:02:33 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Con</category>
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			<title>👍💵Denisse Guerrero - WA Community Alliance</title>
			<description>Denisse Guerrero signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent WA Community Alliance. They are a registered lobbyist.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2023 12:52:58 GMT</pubDate>
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			<category>Pro</category>
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			<title>👍Joseph Lachman - Asian Counseling and Referral Service</title>
			<description>Joseph Lachman signed up to testify Pro. They are signed up to represent Asian Counseling and Referral Service.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2023 12:14:42 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Minority; do not pass.</title>
			<description>Minority; do not pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-02-17/Minority; do not pass.</guid>
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			<title>Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.</title>
			<description>Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>SGE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</title>
			<description>SGE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>Senate Rules "X" file.</title>
			<description>Senate Rules "X" file.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2023-03-10/Senate Rules "X" file.</guid>
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			<title>Even Year Elections Likely to Send Seattle Voter Turnout Skyrocketing - The Urbanist</title>
			<description>News article "Even Year Elections Likely to Send Seattle Voter Turnout Skyrocketing - The Urbanist" from The Urbanist.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 05:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>Valdez and Farivar team up to improve voter turnout – Washington State House Democrats</title>
			<description>News article "Valdez and Farivar team up to improve voter turnout – Washington State House Democrats" from House Democrats.</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>WA lawmakers revive call to let cities have elections in even-numbered years | The Seattle Times</title>
			<description>News article "WA lawmakers revive call to let cities have elections in even-numbered years | The Seattle Times" from The Seattle Times.</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 25 Nov 2023 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>NEWS GLEAMS | Record-Low Turnout in Recent Washington State Elections; Vacant Building Fire in Columbia City | South Seattle Emerald</title>
			<description>News article "NEWS GLEAMS | Record-Low Turnout in Recent Washington State Elections; Vacant Building Fire in Columbia City | South Seattle Emerald" from South Seattle Emerald.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:46:39 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.</title>
			<description>By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
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			<title>On motion, referred to Rules.</title>
			<description>On motion, referred to Rules.</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2024-01-08/On motion, referred to Rules.</guid>
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			<title>Washingtonians May Get a Democracy Upgrade in 2024 - Sightline Institute</title>
			<description>News article "Washingtonians May Get a Democracy Upgrade in 2024 - Sightline Institute" from Sightline Institute.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 15:00:38 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>Washingtonians May Get a Democracy Upgrade in 2024 - Sightline Institute</title>
			<description>News article "Washingtonians May Get a Democracy Upgrade in 2024 - Sightline Institute" from Sightline Institute.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 15:00:38 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.sightline.org/2024/01/16/washingtonians-may-get-a-democracy-upgrade-in-2024/#:~:text=SB%205723</guid>
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			<title>Pairing Advocacy and Research for Progress with Andrew Villeneuve of the Northwest Progressive Institute — Hacks &amp; Wonks</title>
			<description>News article "Pairing Advocacy and Research for Progress with Andrew Villeneuve of the Northwest Progressive Institute — Hacks &amp; Wonks" from Hacks and Wonks.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>Electoral Reform &amp; Progressive Advocacy in Washington State</title>
			<description>News article "Electoral Reform &amp; Progressive Advocacy in Washington State" from Hacks and Wonks.</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>State House Passes Bill Allowing Even-Year Local Elections - The Urbanist</title>
			<description>News article "State House Passes Bill Allowing Even-Year Local Elections - The Urbanist" from The Urbanist.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 22:25:49 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>news</category>
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			<title>Senate Rules "X" file.</title>
			<description>Senate Rules "X" file.</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<category>official</category>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">2024-02-15/Senate Rules "X" file.</guid>
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