Any proposed resolution must be submitted in writing to the District Chair or Newsletter Editor and referred thereby for review and recommendation by the Platform and Resolutions Committee. The proposed resolution shall be published in the Newsletter prior to the regular District meeting at which it is to be considered, unless the Committee withholds the resolution. Upon a ruling by the Chair that a proposed resolution needs immediate consideration and could not reasonably have been submitted in time for the prescribed advance review and written notice, the foregoing requirements may be suspended upon a two-thirds majority vote of members present and voting at a duly called meeting.

If you would like to submit a resolution to the 46dems, please download our Resolution Template (MSWord) and send it via email and/or post to both Chad Lupkes or Barbara Whitt, our Newsletter Editor. We will send it to Dean Fournier for review.

Resolutions passed by the 46th District Democrats

• Resolution supporting the West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2010 - Adopted August 19th, 2010

• Resolution of Thanks for Developing an SR-520 Solution - Adopted May 20th, 2010

• Resolution to Support Signature-gathering for Tax-Reform Initiative 1098 - Adopted May 20th, 2010

• Resolution supporting the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Adopted April 15th, 2010

• Resolution in opposition to the Seattle City Council's proposed aggressive solicitation law - Adopted April 15th, 2010

• Resolution in support of generating State Revenues sufficient to maintain needed public services - adopted March 18th, 2010

• Resolution urging repeal of Centralia Power Plant Tax Exemption - adopted March 18th, 2010

• Three resolutions were passed at the 2010 LD Caucus.

• Resolution on Raising State Revenues to avoid devastating cuts to essential services, adopted January 21, 2010

• Health Care Reform, adopted Sept 17, 2009

• Repeal of the Federal “Defense of Marriage Act” (DOMA) - printed on page 5 of our August Demogram.

• A resolution supporting the SR-520 West Side “A” Design - printed on page 4 of our August Demogram.

• Resolution supporting the renewal of the Seattle Housing Levy - includes the letter sent to the Seattle City Council and the Mayor

• Re-naming the West Seattle Bridge - printed on page 6 of the March Demogram

• Naming Thornton Creek Park Six "Alice Bryant Peace Park on Thornton Creek", passed January 15, 2009

• The following resolutions passed on July 26, 2008 along with the final 2008 Platform.

  1. Voter-Owned Elections
  2. Comprehensive Nat'l Health Care
  3. Closure of Torture Facilities
  4. Funding of Iraq et al.
  5. Election Integrity
  6. Preventing Nuclear Terrorism
  7. Climate Crisis
  8. Racial Profiling
  9. Dep't of Peace & Nonviolence

• Resolution on seating Michigan and Florida Delegates at the National Convention(PDF)

• Resolution Calling on the Washington State Legislature to Pass a Resolution Calling on Congress to Enact HR 676, the United States National Health Insurance Act, passed January 17, 2008

• Resolution calling for a New, Positive Direction for U.S. Foreign Policy

• Resolution supporting supporting vote by mail and calling for public testing of new elections equipment

• Impeaching Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the United States, for High Crimes and Misdemeanors (PDF)

• Resolution of the 46th District Democrats Executive Board Supporting the Purchase of Election Equipment by King County (PDF)

• Resolution opposing SB6003 / HB1983 (PDF)

• Resolution calling for a no vote on Seattle ballot measure #2 (opposing rebuild of Viaduct) (PDF)

• Resolution supporting preservation of trees on Campfire property (PDF)

• Resolution supporting SJM 8003 and HJM 4004 (no escalation of Iraq War) (PDF)

• Resolution supporting hotel workers at Westin Hotel (PDF)

• Resolution supporting 50 state strategy and Howard Dean (PDF)

• Resolution supporting Crime Gun legislation (PDF)

• Resolution honoring Larry Phillips (PDF)

• Resolution supporting Clean Elections legislation (PDF)

• Resolution opposing the replacement of the existing Alaskan Way Viaduct with an even larger elevated structure.

• Resolution Opposing the Creation of an Elected Auditor to Manage Elections in King County

• 2006 Primary Elections Resolutions

• Viewlands Elementary School

• Resolution To Protect the Arboretum, the U of W Campus and Northeast Seattle

• Resolution Calling for the Impeachment of President Bush (PDF)

• Supporting the effort to make Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. the official image of King County government

• Opposing the Confirmation of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court and
  in Support of a Filibuster of his Nomination

• City of Seattle Code of Ethics Resolution

• Letter to King County Council on Ordinance 2005-0324

• Resolution in opposition to CAFTA
  Adopted by the Executive Board of the 46th LD Democrats

• Resolution opposing the Real ID Act of 2005
  Adopted by the Executive Board of the 46th LD Democrats

• Resolution Opposing King County Initiative 22 (I-22)

• Resolution Supporting SEIU 1199NW

• Resolution about our National Guard

• Resolution Concerning Carkeek Park

• Resolution Concerning Presidential Elections

• Resolution Concerning Fircrest Residential Habilitation Center

• Resolution Opposing Initiative 864, passed February 19, 2004

• Resolution Concerning Naming of Magnuson Park, passed January 15, 2004

• Resolution Concerning the King County Council, passed November 20, 2003

• Resolution in support of Initiative 297, passed August 7, 2003

• Resolution Concerning Sports Fields at Magnuson Park, passed June 19, 2003

• Special Rule of Order 2003-01, passed June 19th, 2003

• Resolution opposing Initiative 807, passed April 17, 2003

• Resolution on Redistricting, 2001