Washington

Proposition 14 Fact vs. Fiction: Thoughts from Political Scientists Seth Masket and Boris Shor

On Tuesday, June 8, California voters will decide the fate of Proposition 14, the controversial ballot measure also known as the Top Two Primaries Act. Two leading political scientists, Boris Shor and Seth Masket, have studied the polarization problem extensively. Their findings show that Proposition 14 will not solve California’s partisanship problem.
Political scientist Boris Shor [...]

Ralph Nader Warns Californians: Vote NO on Proposition 14 — Stop the “Top Two” Tyranny

Ralph Nader Warns Californians:
Vote NO on Proposition 14 — Stop the “Top Two” Tyranny
Ralph Nader, who has run for president both as an independent and as a third-party candidate, today warned against the ballot proposition promoted by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
“Californians need to defeat Proposition 14 or they will risk further entrenching the two-party system,” stated [...]

Washington State’s Third Party Leaders Issue Anti-Proposition 14 Statement

Leaders from Washington State’s Third Party Coalition released a statement today urging California voters to vote no on Proposition 14. The coalition is comprised of the American Heritage Party, Constitution Party, Green Party, Libertarian Party, and Progressive Party.
Here is the full text of the statement:
The Top Two Primary System in Action — The Experience of [...]

Ranked Choice Voting in Pierce County, Washington

Free & Equal Elections has been communicating with likeminded groups across the nation who are striving to break the two-party stranglehold on our electoral process. We are always on the lookout for solutions to the problems that plague ballot access for Independent and Third Party candidates.
In Pierce County Washington, a solution has been found in Instant [...]