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UPDATED RESULTS: Two Seattle Public Schools levies leading

Seattle voters are making a billion-dollar decision on whether to pass levies for Seattle Public School.

As of Wednesday, Seattle School District No. 1 Prop. 1, which renews the district's operations levy, is ahead.The operations levy would pay for a quarter of SPS' general fund for things like textbooks and teachers' salaries, and programs that aren't usually funded by the state.

Seattle School District No. 1 Proposition No. 1

  • Yes: 71.85 percent
  • No: 28.15 percent 

Seattle School District No. 1 Prop. 2, is a capital levy, is also ahead. The capital levy would fund renovations to improve aging school facilities and opening more schools to ease overcrowding.

Seattle School District No. 1 Prop. 2

  • Yes: 71.54 percent
  • No: 28.46 percent

If approved, the average homeowner in the city would pay an extra $140 in taxes a year.

To read in detail about the two levies, see Natasha Chen's detailed report breakdown here. 

The Elections Department will issue results again at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday.

More initial results in the special elections:

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