Proposition No. 6 - Adjusting the Calculation of Signatures Required for a Referendum

The Whatcom County Charter Review Commission has proposed an amendment to the Whatcom County Charter to adjust the number of signatures required for the public to place a referendum on the ballot. This measure would amend Charter Section 5.60 to require a proponent of a referendum to collect the signatures of registered voters in the county in an amount equal to fourteen percent of the most recent county executive election. The current requirement is eight percent of the last gubernatorial election. Currently, based on the 2024 gubernatorial election and the 2023 county executive election, this would increase the required number of signatures from 10,917 to 11,187.