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Oregon Independent - news and information from Oregon and the Pacific Northwest - political parities http://www.progressivetrail.org/taxonomy/term/242/0 en New Rules for WA “Top-Two” Primary Let Candidates “Prefer” Parties that Oppose Them http://www.progressivetrail.org/node/258 <p><img src="http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/present/dia_jan_2000/DIA-Jan-2000-2.gif" align="left" height="100" width="85">The Washington Secretary of State has proposed rules for implementing the “top-two” primary which survived Supreme Court scrutiny in the <i>Washington State Grange </i>case. The rules call for listing a candidate's party “preference,” not affiliation, whether that party likes it or not--or even if the "party" does not exist.</p> <p><a href="http://www.progressivetrail.org/node/258">Continue reading</a></p> http://www.progressivetrail.org/node/258#comments blanket primary commentary open primary political parities top two primary Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:13:20 -0500 liwi 258 at http://www.progressivetrail.org