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Presidential Primary Mock Election: Sanders cruises

Presidential Primary Mock Election: Sanders cruises

Students at Mount Erie Elementary School in Anacortes point to their “I Voted” stickers after voting in the Presidential Primary Mock Election. (Photos courtesy of Mount Erie) We won’t know until next week which candidates Washington’s adult voters like in the state’s Presidential Primary. But judging by results from this week’s Presidential Primary Mock Election, the state’s K-12 students clearly are “feeling the Bern.” Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders gathered 70.6 percent of the students’ votes to easily defeat fellow Democrat…

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WA PrezPrimary Voters’ Pamphlet coming soon

WA PrezPrimary Voters’ Pamphlet coming soon

Washington’s Presidential Primary Voters’ Pamphlet will begin hitting mailboxes this Saturday. The slim publication will be going out to nearly 3.3 million households. The pamphlet includes a concise explanation of how the PrezPrimary works, including the requirement that voters mark a political party declaration, sign it, and then proceed to vote for one candidate on the party list of their choice. The pamphlet gives each of the candidates a page to provide a statement, background, and contact information. The Democrats…

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Wyman announces candidates for Presidential Primary

Wyman announces candidates for Presidential Primary

Secretary of State Kim Wyman has released the initial candidate list for Washington’s 2016 Presidential Primary, including five Republicans and two Democrats. Wednesday was the deadline for the Secretary to make the declaration, confined by state law to those “generally advocated or whose candidacy is generally recognized in the national news media.” The final list, updated with any withdrawals or candidates who qualify by submitting voter petitions, will be certified and provided to the counties by March 18. The initial…

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