Over the next 10 months, residents of Snohomish County have a unique opportunity to improve our elections and government. As a chartered county, we have the power to decide how we elect our representatives. Last November, we elected a Charter Review Commission to review and generate proposals for changes to our charter, which we will be able to vote on this upcoming November. Unfortunately, the method by which we elect our Charter Review Commissioners leaves a lot to be desired. In fact, in 2025 and 2015, 14 out of the 15 Commissioners were elected with less than 20% of the vote.