Everett Voters Sent Back to the Polls
A legal hiccup forces a city-wide redo on incorporation, wiping out weeks of political campaigning.
EVERETT, March 17.—[Special.]—In accordance with the petition filed yesterday, the county commissioners have issued notice for a new election to be held in Everett on April 27, when the people will vote on incorporation and for the first municipal officers. It was decided that the registration officers would have to be reappointed. The registration books will be closed on April 7. It will be necessary to file new nominations, and the parties will have until April 6 to do so. This knocks out all the conventions and tickets already put in the field, and may result in several distinct party tickets being nominated.
“This knocks out all the conventions and tickets already put in the field.”
Everett's birth as a city was marked by bureaucratic maneuvering that echoes modern anxieties over local control and election administration. Today, as in 1893, the technicalities of voter registration and candidate filing remain the primary battlegrounds for municipal legitimacy.
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