Editing Silverdale, Washington (section)

==History==

Early attempts to incorporate Silverdale as a city resulted in failed ballot measures in 1941 and 1985.<ref name="Sun-Feb2000">{{cite news |last=Christie |first=Tim |date=February 2, 2000 |title=Silverdale voters say 'no' to cityhood |page=A1 |work=[[Kitsap Sun]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/kitsap-sun-silverdale-voters-say-no-to/138427646/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |accessdate=January 9, 2024}}</ref> An incorporation referendum in November 1999 was initially defeated by a five-vote margin out of 4,000 votes cast. The election was marred by irregularities, including the inclusion of the ballot question for voters outside the proposed city boundaries and exclusion for voters inside the proposed boundaries.<ref>{{cite news |last=Christie |first=Tim |date=November 17, 1999 |title=Incorporation fails — or does it? |page=A1 |work=Kitsap Sun |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/kitsap-sun-incorporation-fails-or-does/138427459/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=January 9, 2024}}</ref> A re-vote was held on February 1, 2000, and rejected by a wider margin.<ref name="Sun-Feb2000"/> A similar measure in February 2013 was rejected by 70% of voters.<ref name="DailyNews-Incorp">{{cite news |last=Kelly |first=Leslie |date=February 13, 2013 |title=Silverdale incorporation overwhelmingly defeated |url=https://www.kitsapdailynews.com/news/silverdale-incorporation-overwhelmingly-defeated/ |work=[[Kitsap Daily News]] |accessdate=January 9, 2024}}</ref>