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By Josh Feit October 23, 2009

The PI.com is calling it the biggest issue in the mayor's race: It's the fight between Joe Mallahan and Mike McGinn over an amendment in the tunnel legislation that says Seattle is responsible for any cost overruns.

McGinn says he will not proceed with the tunnel if Seattle is stuck with the overruns.

Mallahan wants to move forward with the tunnel and says he will try to get the provision stricken.

However, they both agreed last night that Seattle shouldn't be hit with any overrun costs on a state project. As many have pointed out—including Mallahan in last night's debate and our very own LawNerd—it's against the state constitution for the state to make a city pay for a state road project.

So, this seems like as good a time to re-post something we reported during the legislative session: The  Seattle reps who voted for the amendment.

The roll call was actually deleted from the legislature's website, but we managed to get it before it was removed.

Voting Yea: Seattle Reps. Eileen Cody, Mary Lou Dickerson, Sharon Nelson, Jamie PedersenEric Pettigrew, and Frank Chopp. (Also voting Yea: Mercer Island Rep. Judy Clibborn, now on Mallahan's advisory board.)

Voting No: Reps. Reuven Carlyle, Bob Hasegawa, Phyllis Kenney, Sharon Tomiko Santos, and Scott White.

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