Political Parties Challenge 'Top-Two' System ; Parties Should Be Able to Choose Own Nominees, They Say
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SEATTLE -- The blanket, the Montana, the top two and now ... the nonpartisan primary?
As the state's Republican, Democratic and Libertarian political parties went to court Wednesday to argue that Washington's latest primary system, created by Initiative 872 last fall, is unconstitutional, U.S. District Judge Thomas Zilly suggested that one way to solve any such questions might be to have ballots that don't identify candidates by party.See the full content of this document
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Political Parties Challenge 'Top-Two' System ; Parties Should Be Able to Choose Own Nominees, They Say
"What would be wrong with that?" the judge asked.
For nearly 70 years, Washington state used a "blank...See the full content of this document
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