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Secretary Reed’s `robust’ turnout prediction? 81 percent

Secretary Reed’s `robust’ turnout prediction? 81 percent

Secretary of State Sam Reed, Washington’s chief elections official, is predicting a robust voter turnout of 81 percent in the General Election that is currently underway. Reed figures that Washington voters will be attracted by highly competitive races for president and governor, hot races for Legislature and Congress, and some of the most compelling ballot measures in the country. Washington has nearly 3.9 million registered voters – an all-time high – and more are expected to be added, since new…

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Libertarians seek to block GOP ticket from WA presidential vote

Libertarians seek to block GOP ticket from WA presidential vote

The Libertarian Party of Washington is asking Thurston County Superior Court to rule that  Republicans do not have major party status in the state, and that the Romney-Ryan ticket does not qualify for an automatic place on the state ballot this fall. The Libertarians assert that the only way for the GOP ticket to have earned a place on the Washington ballot is to have held a nominating convention within the state and collected at least 1,000 signatures of Washington…

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