WA voters win court approval of Top 2 Primary
Washington’s voter-approved Top 2 Primary system is constitutional, says U.S. District Judge John Coughenour. The jurist, in an order that dismissed challenges brought by the political parties, ended a decade of litigation over the primary system. Coughenour (pronounced Coo’-now-er) called it “this long-running saga over the form of political elections in Washington.” Secretary of State Sam Reed and Attorney General Rob McKenna called it a major victory for the voters of Washington. The court did, however, side with the parties…