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Five minor party White House tickets cleared for WA ballot

Five minor party White House tickets cleared for WA ballot

(UPDATED, SHOWS GREEN PARTY VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WILL BE CHANGED TO AJAMU BARAKA ) Five minor party tickets will appear on the ballot in Washington, alongside the Democratic and Republican candidates for president and vice president. They are: —Socialist Workers Party – Alyson Kennedy / Osborne Hart —Green Party – Jill Stein / Howie Hawkins (Hawkins to be replaced by Ajamu Baraka on ballot) —Socialism & Liberation Party – Gloria E. La Riva / Eugene Puryear —Constitution Party –  Darrell…

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Top 2 Primary producing finalists for WA General Election

Top 2 Primary producing finalists for WA General Election

Washington voters began clearing the decks for the fall General Election by choosing their favorite candidates to advance, using a qualifying election called the Top 2 Primary. There were surprises — such as several state Senate and House incumbents who were attempting to fend off strong challenges — and the twist of producing several marquee November matchups that will feature finalists from the same party. For the first time, it appears that two candidates from the same party will vie…

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I-1464 last of initiatives certified to ballot

I-1464 last of initiatives certified to ballot

Checkers review I-1464 signatures earlier this week at the Elections Division. Initiative 1464, which covers campaign finance reform, disclosure and enforcement, and creation of a public campaign financing program, is the final ballot measure to qualify for the General Election ballot this fall. Assistant Secretary of State Mark Neary certified I-1464 Tuesday night, hours after a signature check crew at the Elections Division finished reviewing a 3 percent random sample of the 327,103 signatures submitted by the initiative sponsors in…

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I-1501 certified to fall ballot

I-1501 certified to fall ballot

Initiative 1501, a proposal dealing with “protection of seniors and vulnerable individuals from finance crimes and victimization,” will appear on the fall statewide ballot in Washington. Secretary of State Kim Wyman certified I-1501 on Monday. The state Elections Division finished a random sample of the 341,376 signatures submitted by the initiative backers in early July. The signature review determined that the measure easily exceeded the bare minimum of 246,372 valid signatures needed to qualify for the ballot. Wyman said a…

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Countdown for WA Primary 2016!

Countdown for WA Primary 2016!

Washington’s state Primary voting period is winding down, with Top 2 slots on the line for all nine statewide offices, U.S. Senate, Legislature, courts and assorted local races. Although voters have been super-engaged in the national presidential contest, response to the state Primary has been tepid in the  days leading up to the Tuesday deadline.  As of the weekend, the 39 counties reported receiving 583,489 ballots, or 14.3 percent of the 4,092,951 issued. None were processed over the weekend. Here…

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WA minimum wage initiative certified to ballot

WA minimum wage initiative certified to ballot

Initiative 1433, a proposal to increase the state minimum wage, will appear on the fall statewide ballot in Washington, says Secretary of State Kim Wyman. The state Elections Division on Friday completed a random sample of the 345,907 signatures submitted by the initiative backers and determined that the measure easily exceeded the bare minimum of 246,372 valid signatures needed to qualify for the ballot. Wyman said a random sample of over 10,000 signatures showed most were valid. Rejection rate due…

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WA Election crews begin checking initiatives

WA Election crews begin checking initiatives

State election crews have begun checking on voter signatures submitted for four citizen initiatives. First up:  Initiative 1433, a plan to boost the state minimum wage to $13.50 in stages and require employers to provide paid sick leave. The minimum wage currently is $9.47 and rises annually with the CPI under terms of an earlier voter-approved initiative. Secretary of State Kim Wyman said Monday the I-1433 campaign submitted 345,907 signatures, nearly 100,000 more than the bare minimum needed to secure…

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WA Primary election now under way

WA Primary election now under way

Washington’s presidential election year Primary is now under way! Counties have been sending ballots to more than 4 million registered Washington voters this week. The ballot is loaded with dozens of wide-open races as voters narrow the field for each office to two top vote-getters who will advance to the fall General Election. In all, 671 candidates are running for federal, statewide, legislative, county, judicial and local offices, and hundreds more are running for Democratic and Republican precinct committee officer….

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I-1501, I-1464 sponsors turn in signatures

I-1501, I-1464 sponsors turn in signatures

I-1464 supporters bring boxes of signatures into the Elections Division office. Two initiative campaigns delivered signatures to the state Elections Division in Olympia Friday afternoon, the last of four measures to bring in petition sheets before the turn-in deadline. All brought in a substantial pad and are considered likely to make the statewide fall ballot, along with a pair of initiatives to the Legislature.  Six initiatives will be an unusually large number for Washington. Initiative 1501 sponsors submitted around 322,000…

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Sponsors turn in signatures for firearms initiative

Sponsors turn in signatures for firearms initiative

I-1491 supporters deliver boxes of signatures to the Elections Division Thursday. About 304,000 signatures for Initiative 1491 were submitted to the state Elections Division office in Olympia Thursday morning, the second of five initiatives expected to be delivered there this week. Friday is the deadline to submit signatures for initiatives to the people filed this year. I-1491 would allow police, family or household members to obtain court orders temporarily preventing firearms access by persons exhibiting mental illness, violent or other…

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