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Seattle Now

The Constitution, read by we the people, at UW

Seattle Now

KUOW News and Information

Daily News, News

4.7670 Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Tomorrow is election day.  Your right to vote in a local election is enshrined by the US Constitution's 10th amendment.  We’ll talk with U.S. Documents Librarian Cass Hartnett about why for the past 20 years she invites the public to the UW to participate in a live reading.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Monica Nicholsberg.

0:02.1

And I'm Joshua McNichols.

0:03.5

We host KUOW's Economy Podcast, Booming.

0:06.7

Seattle has more single people living alone than any major U.S. city.

0:10.8

Now, a growing number of people are building a different kind of housing

0:14.2

to get the benefit of more space without the added cost.

0:17.7

It's called co-housing.

0:19.4

On the latest episode, can a housing model built on sharing

0:22.5

really make city life more affordable? Listen to booming on the KUOW app or wherever you get your

0:28.0

podcasts.

0:33.0

Hey, good morning. I'm Patricia Murphy. It's Monday. This is Seattle now. Tomorrow is election day. Your right to vote in a local election is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.

0:45.4

Amendment 10. The power is not delegated to the United States by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states are reserves to the states, respectively, or to the people.

0:58.1

In a minute, we'll talk with U.S. Documents librarian Cass Hartnett about why for the past 20 years

1:03.8

she's invited the public to the UW to participate in a live reading of the Constitution.

1:09.6

But first, let's get you caught up.

1:16.9

You have one more day to return your ballot. If you're not registered, you can still do that

1:21.8

in person at vote centers throughout King County, even on Election Day tomorrow. In Seattle, there's one at

1:28.3

Lumen Field Events Center and at the Hub Student Engagement Center on the UW campus.

1:34.1

Ballots are due by 8 p.m. tomorrow. State lawmakers are considering a new income tax on the

1:40.3

state's top earners. The Washington State Standard reports Democrats are discussing the idea

1:45.6

as a solution to the state's ongoing budget issues. The proposal would place a nearly 10%

1:51.7

tax on income over a million dollars. Any income tax proposal would have to clear big,

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