SEATTLE (AP) — After an election recount Monday, aproposition to raise the minimum wage to $15 an
hour in the city ofSeaTac appears to have survived, King County election officials said.The measure passed
by 77 votes in last month’s election, with 6,003 votes counted.Ballotsfor SeaTac Proposition 1 were
recounted by hand Monday, and no changeswere identified, election director Sherril Huff said in a
statementMonday afternoon.The recount results were expected to be finalized Tuesday.The recount was
requested by Common Sense SeaTac, a business group that opposed the proposition.TheSeaTac minimum wage
campaign drew $1.8 million in spending in the smallcity, with national labor groups supporting higher pay
and nationalbusiness groups opposing.The measure, which would require a $15minimum wage and a handful of
paid sick days for about 6,500 workers, isset to take effect Jan. 1.Washington has the nation’s highest
state minimum wage at $9.19 an hour. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour.Theproposition is also facing
a court challenge, led by Alaska Airlines’owner, Alaska Air Group Inc. The airline is challenging whether
aninitiative can give the city authority over the airport, which isoperated by the Port of Seattle.A hearing
is scheduled Friday before King County Superior Court Judge Andrea Darvas.Copyright 2013 The Associated
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