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Hey, good morning. It's Patricia Murphy. It's Tuesday. This is Seattle now. The presidential election is exactly two weeks away, and volunteers are working hard to get people registered to vote.

Coming up, we'll visit a housing complex in Belltown, where formerly homeless people are gearing up to cast their votes.

We'll talk with residents about the issues they care about most.

First, let's get you caught up.

Music First, let's get you caught up. Four initiatives on the November ballot would roll back a number of Democratic laws.

A new poll out this morning shows voters are leaning towards rejecting initiatives that

would repeal the state's capital

gains tax and carbon auction. The results from the poll conducted by the left-leaning Northwest

Progressive Institute are similar to other recent findings. Respondents seemed likely to vote in favor

of I-266, which would force the state and cities not to discourage the use of natural gas

and their green energy goals. As for the initiative that would allow voters to opt out of the

state's long-term care tax, voters seem split. And heads up for rush hour commuters. If you're

driving home this evening, you might want to avoid Seattle Center.

The Cracken are playing at Climate Pledge and the puck drops at 5.30.

That's going to be bad for afternoon traffic.

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