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Reed & Grange (heart) Top 2 Primary

Reed & Grange (heart) Top 2 Primary

Secretary of State Sam Reed was among friends when he addressed the state Grange Convention in Longview.  The Top 2 reasons for their alliance: both are tireless advocates of the state’s voter-approved Top 2 Primary system, and Reed is about to kick off a centennial celebration for women’s suffrage in Washington, which the Grange promoted heavily 100 years ago.    When the courts overturned the state’s beloved wide-open “blanket” primary and voters hated being confined to one party’s slate of candidates, Reed and the Grange led…

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K-No: No nirvana for this erstwhile candidate

K-No: No nirvana for this erstwhile candidate

Rocker and election reform activist Krist Novoselic says he won’t be on the ballot in Washington state after all.  The former Nirvana bassist (see his oral history here) has dropped his bid for county clerk of tiny Wahkiakum County on the lower Columbia River, saying it was a political stunt to draw attention to his views on how the state’s Top 2 Primary allows candidates to designate their own party preference. Novoselic, who filed for office as a Grange Party (not…

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Krist Novoselic to talk at State Capitol on July 2

Krist Novoselic to talk at State Capitol on July 2

Former Nirvana bassist  and current Granger and political activist Krist Novoselic will be speaking at a brown bag lunch event on July 2 in Olympia. The free and public event, which runs from noon to 1 p.m., will be held in the Columbia Room, located on the first floor of the Legislative Building.  Chances are there will be large crowd, so arrive early for a good seat. Novoselic was in the news last week when he announced he’s filing to run…

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